Jury Duty and Nullfication

Inthebiz
Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:01:00 +0000

Grand juries are always presented with a limited and slanted view of evidence. That is the way the process works. Only the prosection presents evidence, since the purpose of the grand jury is to determine if there is sufficient evidence (not absolute proof of guilt) to warrant a charge being filed. The purpose is not to actually convict the defendent of the charge.



Grand Juries only hear from the prosecution, hence many prosecutors joke about being able to get a GJ to charge a ham sandwich with murder.