cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/35031597
A grand jury declined for a third time to indict a D.C. woman accused of assaulting an FBI agent during an inmate swap with ICE – a rare loss for federal prosecutors that could foreshadow further trouble if the case goes to trial.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office said in a filing Monday it would move ahead with charging Sidney Lori Reid with a misdemeanor for the alleged assault outside the D.C. Jail in July. A magistrate judge had given prosecutors until Monday afternoon to secure an indictment against Reid or see the felony version of the assault charge dismissed.
A grand jury declining to indict three times on the same case is a warning the evidence may not stand up at trial, according to attorney Christopher Macchiaroli, a partner at Silverman Thompson Slutkin White who previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the federal prosecutor’s office in D.C.
How the fuck do they even get to send it to a grand jury more than once?
Look, that’s not the issue, the issue is how to find a fourth grand jury in the summer.
As someone who works in customer service. It is my experience that when the customer (the DA here) asks a question that does not get the answer they want they will reword the question and ask again.
The trick is to tell them “no” in same way each time so they know that they aren’t as clever as they think. Adding “Again” before answering the question the second or more times also helps.
I believe if they find more evidence they can present again. Probably a stretch for what “more evidence” they could create.