Fossy@programming.dev to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 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-square148linkfedilinkarrow-up1771arrow-down123file-text
arrow-up1748arrow-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-211 hours agomessage-square148linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarefake@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 hours agoGiven that grand jury indictment rates are like >90%, what’s actually being achieved here?
minus-squarethe_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·40 minutes ago+/-10% of cases with bullshit evidence aren’t going to trial
minus-squareZannsolo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 hours agoThat’s probably a pretty good rate considering probable cause is the bar.
minus-squarefake@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 hours agoAlso given there’s no defence, I should hope they could almost always win a completely uncontested review of evidence.
Given that grand jury indictment rates are like >90%, what’s actually being achieved here?
+/-10% of cases with bullshit evidence aren’t going to trial
Well, look at the article…
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.