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In reply to the discussion: I think Wilson is a bad cop, quite possibly a racist, but I also think this was an unwinnable case. [View all]JonLP24
(29,322 posts)that said the prosecuters were wrong asking jurors to disregard the state law because Garner V Tennessee was the constitutional standard for civil suits. You could make a good case why he is wrong but what led him to say that?
Saying he is wrong, I agree it is mistake to put it out there but later asking to disregard (only one subsection so the law and (B) and (C) parts still should have been presented.
I don't everything there is to know about grand juries but I do know the rules are different, defense attorneys are not allowed even when their client shows up to testify. Judges aren't allowed to be there. How would a grand jury be dismissed? Jury instructions are different than trials but I'm not sure what the requirements are for jury instructions. However, grand juries are allowed to watch shows like Lawrence O'Donnell, search the internet for information, all sorts of things which would normally lead a trial jury to be dismissed.
The best I can find about grand jury dismissals is when it comes to indictments if the prosecutor didn't present exculpatory evidence which is required in states that require it. Missouri is Not one of those states.