Post #55678 by albaby1 on the US Policy board

If you have a moment right now, copy the url of a post you find interesting and email it (or tweet it, or message it) to your friends ever so often. This is the best way to make these boards increasingly active over time. (As for the culture, that has has proven that it is here to stay).

- Manlobbi

Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy ❤

Unthreaded | Threaded | Whole Thread (13)

Prev | Next

Post New | Post Reply | Report Post | Recommend It!

No. of Recommendations: 18

The speed that the Grand Jury acted, would indicate an open and shut case.

No, it doesn't.

It is beyond easy to get an indictment from a grand jury. All the presumptions, and all the procedural rules, lean in favor of the prosecution. That's why the other thread has the "ham sandwich" in it - a reference to the old adage that a prosecutor could get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich, if he was so inclined.

The grand jury is not there to decide the merits of a case. Only to determine if there's sufficient probable cause.

Actually, what's probably more indicative of the weakness of the case is that the DOJ failed to get an indictment on one of the three counts they brought forward. Again, given how easy it is to get indictments from a grand jury, that's not the sign of a strong case.

Post New | Post Reply | Report Post | Recommend It!

Print the post

Unthreaded | Threaded | Whole Thread (13)

Prev | Next

Announcements

US Policy FAQ

Contact Shrewd'm
Contact the developer of these message boards.

A community forum supporting civilized, and highly helpful, self-educating investors that come together for Shrewdness and merry spirits. These message boards closely follow the look and feel of the old message boards at boards.fool.com prior to the boards redirected to discussion.fool.com. Shrewd'm is not affiliated with the comprehensive and excellent investment website, The Motley Fool (TMF), in any way. The Shrewd commmunity here has owed, and continues to owe, gratitude to The Motley Fool for nurturing a culture of jovial irreverence towards Wall St, and that tradition will continue here.