How Do Grand Juries Work?
Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml In less than two weeks, two grand juries have decided not to indict white police officers for the killings of Michael Brown and ...
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Riots and protests broke out during July and August 2014 over the killings of Eric Garner and Michael Brown. 2. Then, in late November and early December, a grand jury decided not to criminally charge the police officers who were responsible for the two deaths and protests erupted again. So, what are grand juries and how important are they? Well, a grand jury is like a test-run for the prosecution It’ a way for the prosecution to see if there’s enough evidence to pursue criminal charges, like murder. A grand jury differs from a trial jury mainly because it’s entirely run by the prosecution and it is just determining whether or not criminal charges should be levied. There is also no judge and no defense attorney. The prosecutor basically just throws all possible evidence, witn...
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Riots and protests broke out during July and August 2014 over the killings of Eric Garner and Michael Brown. 2. Then, in late November and early December, a grand jury decided not to criminally charge the police officers who were responsible for the two deaths and protests erupted again. So, what are grand juries and how important are they? Well, a grand jury is like a test-run for the prosecution It’ a way for the prosecution to see if there’s enough evidence to pursue criminal charges, like murder. A grand jury differs from a trial jury mainly because it’s entirely run by the prosecution and it is just determining whether or not criminal charges should be levied. There is also no judge and no defense attorney. The prosecutor basically just throws all possible evidence, witn...
