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Originally Posted by Fael
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It does seem odd, but would you rather have a prosecutor just deciding it himself?
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Not sure what your talking about. I felt I was pretty clearly referening criminal procedurr rules regarding prosecutorial direction of grand jurys.
It's is not an adversarial mechanism.
Defendants have very few rights.
The Prosecutor decides what evidence to show to Grand Jury with the goal to be nonbiased.
The Grand Jury is actually encouraged to ask the Prosecutor their option or for guidance.
It is very easy to secure indictments should the DA want it, however in this case we have the Grand Jury taking far longer than normal, much more evidence was presented, the defendant was allowed to testify which normally never happens, etc...