So, do they follow the guidelines in all cases?
How many indictments obtained? How many declined? How many cases total? Circumstances in declined cases? Circumstances in prosecuted cases?
I will do my own homework and get back to the group with actual records.
Thanks (and Merry Christmas!)
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One thing to keep in mind, this (as with Garner and Martin) was probably taken to the GJ for political reasons. That Nate Silver Dem numbers shop did a study showing only 11% of cases brought before a GJ don’t lead to an indictment. Supposedly this demonstrates that the GJ process was tainted.
However, prosecutors fail to bring scores of possible cases to a GJ, because they know there isn’t enough evidence to indict let alone convict. The Nate Silver analysis fails to take into consideration that under non politicized circumstances Brown (or Garner) never would have gone to a GJ to begin with.
Recall that there was an original decision to not take Zimmerman to a GJ. This was reversed when the case went political and “something” had to be done.