gWbush is Mabus
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Thu Oct-06-05 03:26 PM
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Question Re: PlameGate: what happens if grand jury expires |
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with just 13 working days left, could Fitz bring the indictments and then the GOP just let the grand jury expire without extension?
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ThomWV
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Thu Oct-06-05 03:28 PM
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1. It Is The Jury That Indicts - Not The Prosecutor |
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The Jury votes to find a true indictment, or not. If they disban then that's it. A jury that is not empaneled can not vote and without the vote there is no indictment.
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Thu Oct-06-05 03:29 PM
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2. The jury indicts. If they don't Fitz goes home with nothing. |
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If they don't indict by the deadline, its over.
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yodermon
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Thu Oct-06-05 03:31 PM
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They just convene a new grand jury, and continue where the last one left off. Would be some time to bring the new jurors up to speed on the evidence I'm sure.
Hasn't this happened once already in this case?
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boardwalk
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Thu Oct-06-05 03:34 PM
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6. He needs funding to do that. Who would agree on the Repub side? |
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They would argue that another jury would be a waste of money. \
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Thu Oct-06-05 03:42 PM
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The "repubs" have no say in this process. The judge hearing the grand jury proceedings -- alone -- makes the decision. He has agreed to everything Fitzgerald has asked so far.
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Bernardo de La Paz
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Thu Oct-06-05 03:31 PM
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3. He might seek an extension, as has been rumored. |
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