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Tempest

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14. The prosecutor lied to the judge

Reply to pintobean (Original post)

Sat Oct 17, 2015, 12:26 PM

Oct 2015

From the article:

The prosecutor also told Goldman, according to the suit, that the grand juror had been involved in a case challenging the way McCulloch handled grand jury proceedings in which a decision was made not to indict Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Michael Brown. But the ACLU also said that neither it nor Roe was part of that case.

It sure looks like the judge failed in performing due diligence in investigating the prosecutor's claims against the juror. Once again showing that the St. Louis County criminal justice system is deeply flawed and corrupt.

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Ex-ACLU staff attorney kicked off grand jury in St. Louis County [View all] pintobean Oct 2015 OP

The 'conflict' is that he understands the law too well. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #1

Beat me to it. hobbit709 Oct 2015 #3

If he filed lawsuits against the county pintobean Oct 2015 #4

I assume this is sarcasm. Filing civil suits makes him ineligible for criminal grand juries? No. Shrike47 Oct 2015 #10

No, it's not sarcasm pintobean Oct 2015 #11

Not an attorney, I see. Grand juries are supposed to be random picks, not hand-chosen stamps. Shrike47 Oct 2015 #18

By your logic the prosecutor has a conflict of interest Tempest Oct 2015 #12

Tell it to the judge pintobean Oct 2015 #15

Yep. catrose Oct 2015 #5

The Dumbing Down of America in Action Roy Rolling Oct 2015 #2

I'm sure everyone would be equally cool with this if the guy was a lawyer for the hughee99 Oct 2015 #6

or a prosecutor pintobean Oct 2015 #7

Agreed. People only think having a lawyer on a jury is a good idea hughee99 Oct 2015 #8

Agreed Travis_0004 Oct 2015 #27

I would be Tempest Oct 2015 #13

This does not follow, at all, from my logic... hughee99 Oct 2015 #16

"City councils hearings are public record" Tempest Oct 2015 #20

In my town, they are televised on local access tv, hughee99 Oct 2015 #21

The man was discharged because the prosecutor didn't want him, contrary to the law. Shrike47 Oct 2015 #9

The prosecutor lied to the judge Tempest Oct 2015 #14

The ACLU is lying to a reporter pintobean Oct 2015 #17

Except the ACLU can prove it Tempest Oct 2015 #19

So you'd be okay if this known corrupt hughee99 Oct 2015 #22

Don't know what you're talking about Tempest Oct 2015 #24

You said above that having lawyers on your jury didn't bother you. hughee99 Oct 2015 #32

Lol pintobean Oct 2015 #23

The National Bar Association seems to think his is Tempest Oct 2015 #25

Don't confuse them with the ABA pintobean Oct 2015 #26

Agreed and living in the area it seems to me he tries to be, justhanginon Oct 2015 #28

Attorney's almost never serve on a jury StoneCarver Oct 2015 #29

Maybe he can run against and defeat McCulloch Jack Rabbit Oct 2015 #30

McCulloch wins in landslides pintobean Oct 2015 #31

Now you know where the expression "Fuck the Police" comes from. They deserve it. Police are not here whereisjustice Oct 2015 #33

Um.. pintobean Oct 2015 #34

Fucking shady blackspade Oct 2015 #35