Posted on 12/11/2001 12:32:59 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Edited on 04/13/2004 3:29:06 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The prosecuting attorney writes the charges, presents the evidence, and puts together an argument for the grand jury to consider whether to indict. The grand jurors sit there and consider whether the prosecution should be able to go forward with a criminal prosecution. It is very much a one-sided affair; I'll grant that. But the grand jury doesn't create the charges; rather, they consider whether the charges can be proven sufficiently for the government to initiate a criminal trial.
All your Qaeda are belong to us!
Uh huh
The prosecuting attorney writes the charges, presents the evidence, and puts together an argument for the grand jury to consider whether to indict. The grand jurors sit there and consider whether the prosecution should be able to go forward with a criminal prosecution. It is very much a one-sided affair; I'll grant that. But the grand jury doesn't create the charges; rather, they consider whether the charges can be proven sufficiently for the government to initiate a criminal trial.
Wonder if they actually thought about any of it. Perhaps it would have been unpatriotic of them to do so.
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