[gunnedah]

Some of your better people are put on Grand Juries. But the real truth is a Grand Jury hears only one side and must make a decision only about probable cause.
I have never known a Grand Jury to No Bill anything that the Solicitor or prosecuting attorney wanted an indictment on and I watched the system operate for 30 years and have personally appeared before a Grand Jury on hundreds of occasions. For those of you who have never been on a Grand Jury or for those who are not familiar with the system a Grand Jury is a formality and a rubber stamp.

[Jarhead1957]

I worked in a DA's office for ten years, and you are right, but I have seen some real slugs on Grand Juries.

It depends on how they are chosen.

[Slings and Arrows]

I read here that Earle went to SIX grand juries before he got the indictment. Anyone know anything about that?

[River_Wrangler]

For those of you who have never been on a Grand Jury or for those who are not familiar with the system a Grand Jury is a formality and a rubber stamp.

Does seem strange that it took five grand juries to find one that could be convinced to indite. That is four more than it takes to indite a ham sandwich.

[sinkspur]

Some of your better people are put on Grand Juries.

Really? I don't know ANYBODY who's not retired who could afford to take six weeks off work to sit on a Grand Jury.

IOW, only people with lots of time on their hands seem to end up on them.