[lbo-talk] Grand Juries

michael perelman michael.perelman3 at gmail.com
Sat Nov 12 17:28:52 PST 2011


The Grand Jury increases the power of prosecutors, who can use them to coerce testimony from others.

On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 1:57 PM, Wojtek S <wsoko52 at gmail.com> wrote:
> So would you prefer the prosecutor alone decide whether there is
> enough evidence to file charges?
>
> I'd say that in high profile cases where there could be strong
> political pressure on prosecutors, grand juries offer a better chance
> for due process.
>

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