Fossy@programming.dev to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 hours agoTIL that a man killed his daughter in Texas after arguing about Donald Trump. The local jury refused to indict him. He was immediatly released.abc6onyourside.comexternal-linkmessage-square143linkfedilinkarrow-up1727arrow-down121file-text
arrow-up1706arrow-down1external-linkTIL that a man killed his daughter in Texas after arguing about Donald Trump. The local jury refused to indict him. He was immediatly released.abc6onyourside.comFossy@programming.dev to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 hours agomessage-square143linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecreamfresh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·9 hours ago Originating in England during the Middle Ages, modern examples include grand juries in the United States, and to a lesser extent, Liberia. wp Sounds like a modern and reasonable institution.
minus-squarethe_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 hours agoWould you prefer the case go to trial before it’s established if there’s sufficient probable cause? Or if only the state gets to make that determination?
minus-squarefake@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 hours agoGiven that grand jury indictment rates are like >90%, what’s actually being achieved here?
minus-squareZannsolo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 hours agoThat’s probably a pretty good rate considering probable cause is the bar.
minus-squarefake@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 hours agoAlso given there’s no defence, I should hope they could almost always win a completely uncontested review of evidence.
Sounds like a modern and reasonable institution.
Would you prefer the case go to trial before it’s established if there’s sufficient probable cause? Or if only the state gets to make that determination?
Yes
Given that grand jury indictment rates are like >90%, what’s actually being achieved here?
That’s probably a pretty good rate considering probable cause is the bar.
Also given there’s no defence, I should hope they could almost always win a completely uncontested review of evidence.