Posted on 01/10/2015 7:58:55 AM PST by Din Maker
The NAACP’s legal group has sent a letter to a Missouri judge asking that a new grand jury convene to consider indicting former Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson for the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown back in August.
On November 24, a grand jury decided not to indict Wilson for killing Brown, and as a result, already riled protesters and activists took to the streets seeking justice. Now, in the almost two months since the decision was reached, the NAACP’s Legal Defense and Educational Fund has penned an open letter to Missouri Judge Maura McShane asking that a new grand jury be put together and a special prosecutor be put in place to consider indicting Wilson. The letter also asks the judge to investigate the original prosecutor Bob McCulloch for misconduct.
In the letter, the group claims that a number of legal experts assembled by the NAACP worked together to examine the grand jury testimony and found that there were three areas in particular that were of concern to them.
The first area of concern, the letter claims, is that McCulloch “knowingly presented false witness testimony to the grand jury.” The letter cites an interview from last month in which the prosecutor admitted to allowing an eyewitness to testify even though she wasn’t actually at the scene of the shooting and actually had a history of “racially-charged rants about the incident on the Internet.”
The letter goes on to claim that McCulloch “presented incorrect and misleading statements of law to the grand jury and sanctioned unlawful juror practices.” This specific portion refers to the distribution of legal documents that are no longer valid by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Kathi Alizadeh.
Additionally, the group claims in their letter that the prosecuting attorney and his team treated Officer Darren Wilson favorably. The letter claims that “the questioning of witnesses often appeared to advocate for defendant Wilson’s version of the shooting.”
“Our review of these proceedings has raised grave legal concerns, including knowing presentation of false witness testimony, erroneous instructions on the law, and preferential treatment of Mr. Wilson by the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office,” Sherrilyn Ifill, the group’s president, wrote in the letter.
The Los Angeles Times reports that McCulloch’s office has yet to comment on the letter from the Legal Defense Fund. Reports note that the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund shares a similar name with the NAACP but is actually a separate group.
“The cop haters will not give up on this. Where, in the world, can Darren Wilson go and be safe? “
Texas.
The key to this whole thing is "What was Michael Brown going to do if he got possession of Wilson's gun?
Wilson was dealing with a serious criminal threat to himself and the community at that point. Had Michael Brown obeyed Wilson's commands to get down Brown would be alive today.
The NAACP should spend their money on a gravestone for the kid's unmarked grave if they want to do something.
NAACP? This isn’t just about cops, it’s racist. A cracka with a badge is the new twofer.
They do NOT want justice; they want revenge. If Wilson somehow gets indicted, the trial will be a freak show with pre-planned riots. As in all capitulations, it makes it easier the second time and only makes for more demands.
There once was a thug named Brown
Who bum-rshed a cop with a frown
Six bullets later, he met his creator
and his homies, they burnt down the town.
This is nothing less than a direct attack against civilization.
The NAACP is now a lynch mob and the 21st century lunch counter protests are black racists telling diners they have no right to be there.
Down is up and wrong is right in Obama’s ‘muriKKKa.
They are going to keep this up for 2 years to drive black voters to the polls to elect the Rats in 2016.
First off, this is not an effort of “Cop Haters”.
This is an organized campaign created by an alliance of various Marxist front groups.
Second, (in light of the first point) you can not discuss this leaving Marxism and it’s goals out of the equation without furthering their cause.
Whether or not there are people who hate all cops all the time is irrelevant to a Marxist psychological operation.
That was the plan in Oklahoma City to convict Timothy McVeigh. The original trial was for the federal officials but they'd planned to try each other death singularly until they got a conviction.
This isn’t about the Wilson case (even though they really enjoy tormenting opponents). It’s to set up their next demand for grand jury “reform” that they have already starting carping about.
It also serves the purpose of reinforcing the “white man’s justice” meme and keeps the agitators’ names in the press.
“The NAACP is chiefed primarily by morons and nobody of decency or intellect should entertain them.”
The article says that this NAACP Legal outfit is supposedly not connected to the NAACP and is a completely separate organization.
The cop does his job and has to defend himself. The naacp loses any remaining credibility it may have had by writing such an unfair letter. MLK, for all his faults had a sense of justice. He’s rolling in his grave now. NAACP leaders should be ashamed of themselves
Uh, no.
Not to worry. I sent a letter to that same judge as well, asking him NOT to reopen the case. I lined up a whole pile of “experts” to chime in on my letter as well. I figure MY letter will cancel out THEIR letter, so all will be well.
That is what the liberal DA in Austin did to Tom DeLay.
The testimony was released to the public after the grand jury made a verdict. Thus anyone could read over sworn testimony given in this particular grand jury case. Grand jury’s are secret until the jury comes to a decision or is released (meaning expired). Once a jury has given the decision the testimony can be released to the public or sealed by the judge. Usually testimony is sealed mainly in indictments or where there is highly sensitive information that would harm a person. An example of an acquittal sealed would not be just for terrorist cases brought by the government but if there is a juvenile in the mix.
Wilson is also to be indicted in the Lindbergh Baby Case: IIRC, Bruno Whatsisname was condemned by ....gasp .... an all white male jury.
In solidarity with the Feguson Patriotic Demonstrators, at the very next NAACP Convention, all the delegates will wear their trousers at half-mast and sing Koom-Bye-Yah holding hands in front of a burning convenience store. Dreadlocks optional. No Do-Rags!
“What “case”?”
Yeah, I guess the NAACP doesn’t understand double jeopardy either!
They are like the DemoRATS and vote counting, you just keep trying an individual until you get the verdict you like.
Time for the law to get real. ‘Pity parties’ for violent criminal blacks have to end... and end for their sick enablers as well.
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