• manxu@piefed.social
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    2 days ago

    Who are these rubes sitting on Grand Juries that don’t see through the nakedly political nature of this type of charges?

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      Grand juries only hear the prosecution. There’s no defense. They only need a simple majority to indict. And if the prosecutor doesn’t get an indictment, they can just try again. There’s no double jeopardy protection at this stage.

      Noteworthy, all those times when prosecutor’s “couldn’t get an indictment” for the police killing someone, it’s because they didn’t want to.

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        Mostly correct, but its not a simple majority, it is 12 members. The prosecution must convince 12 members of the grand jury, and it can be 16-22 members large.

        This corrupt regime is literally prosecuting her because she rented a house she purchased instead of living in it (Mortgage fraud).