Re:It’s Incredibly Rare for a Grand Jury to Do What Ferguson...
by tzs on Tuesday November 25, 2014 @01:45AM
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I found more on this, in a story from St. Louis Public Radio [1].
In Missouri, the prosecutor has two paths available.
• The prosecutor can decide that there is probable cause and charge the defendant, and the defendant then gets a preliminary hearing before a judge in open court. The judge decides whether or not there is sufficient evidence to justify a trial.
• The prosecutor can present the case to a grand jury, and the grand jury decides whether or not there is probable cause.
In Missouri, the prosecutor has two paths available.
• The prosecutor can decide that there is probable cause and charge the defendant, and the defendant then gets a preliminary hearing before a judge in open court. The judge decides whether or not there is sufficient evidence to justify a trial.
• The prosecutor can present the case to a grand jury, and the grand jury decides whether or not there is probable cause.
[1] http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/whats-different-about-gr...