Does the decision of the Grand Jury need to

[Nite Owl]

be unanimous or a simple majority? Will the votes be revealed or kept secret?

[davidn3600]

1. They needed 9 of 12 for an indictment

[Nite Owl]

3. Thank you!

[Lurks Often]

2. It requires 9 out of 12 grand jurors to vote to indict

and I'm curious if the vote was unanimous and what the demographic breakdown of the vote was.

[Nite Owl]

4. Thank you!

[brush]

6. There where 9 whites and 3 POC on the grand jury

It takes 9 to make a decision — seems convenient that the racial breakdown was 9 to 3.

Just saying . . .

[Lurks Often]

7. The demographics of the grand jury are consistent with the county's

demographics. Since this Grand Jury was seated back in May, I find the premise that this Grand Jury was cherry picked to get the results of last night to be absurd and that people making such a ridiculous statement as not worth listening to.

[brush]

9. Prove it. And that ratio is certainly not consistent with Ferguson.

You said you were curious about the demographic breakdown.

I gave it to you and then you got defensive about the convenience of it taking just the 9 whites on the jury to not indict.

To that I say justification of racism is not worth listening too either.

[Lurks Often]

10. We don't who voted for and against indictment

The Grand Jury pool is supposed to reflect the demographics of the area, so it will be for St Louis County as a whole, not just the town of Ferguson.

http://www.stlouiscopa.com/Divisions.aspx?ID=151
http://www.mow.uscourts.gov/district/jury/grand_jury_service.html
http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/C500-599/5400000021.HTM

The master jury duty list, from which grand jurors and regular jurors are selected is made up from a combination of registered voters and those that have a driver's license.

http://www.courts.mo.gov/hosted/circuit13/juryinfo/juryfaqs.htm

The grand jury was 25% black, which means they are proportionately representing the demographics of St Louis County

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_County,_Missouri#Demographics

[Mass]

5. As others have said 9 out of 12 and the votes will not be revealed.

The prosecutor was asked and said it was secret.

[Lee-Lee]

8. 9/12 it's easier to get an Indictment than a conviction.

[ctaylors6]

11. burden of proof is lower in GJ too nt