[RealJustme]

You have a Governor for a vigorous prosecution before the investigation is even completed or charges made. He's just convicted the Officer before the Grand Jury even hears the evidence. Gov Nixon is a lawyer, he knows what he did was wrong, he should be held accountable.

Missouri gov calls for 'vigorous prosecution' of Ferguson shooting case. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon drew criticism from his own Lt. Governor Tuesday when he said "a vigorous prosecution must now be pursued" in the shooting death of black 18-year-old Michael Brown by white police Officer Darren Wilson in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson.
"We have a responsibility," Nixon said, "to come together, and do everything we can to achieve justice for [Brown's] family." Nixon added that McCulloch and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder had an obligation "to achieve justice in the shooting death of Michael Brown must be carried out with a vigorous prosecution."

"It's really heartbreaking to see a man elected to an office that high in our state government ... come out with a statement like that, that does prejudge the case," Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder told Fox News' Shepard Smith late Tuesday. "It would be wrong for a prosecutor to say what the governor has said here tonight and it's wrong for the governor of Missouri to have said it."

[sillydaddy]

Just doing a little politicking............romancing the black vote.

[johnforbes]

No doubt DoJ will indeed do vigorous prosecution in the Brown case based on selective racism.

Of course, Holder will NEVER -- never ever -- get around to investigating the IRS destruction of Lois Lerner's email.

[RealJustme]

No doubt DoJ will indeed do vigorous prosecution in the Brown case based on selective racism.

This morning in a Furguson black church, Holder promised a vigorous prosecution and used the same speech Gov Nixon did proving the liberal left have agreed to a lynching to appease blacks. Never have I heard politicians or anyone in law enforcement promise a vigorous prosecution before charges are even brought, this will in end up with the Supreme Court getting involved.

[sillydaddy]

UNGAWA! UNGAWA! The natives are restless!

[johnforbes]

If what multiple sources report is true, that the cop suffered serious injuries, then all this will fall apart.

As to Holder and what would be federal civil rights charges, that may well be just rhetoric to get him and Obama past the hot summer in Missouri.

By the time the autumn leaves have fully turned, this tempest in a teapot will be fading.

You have a person who, by all accounts, was a good cop. You have an NFL lineman-size kid who just robbed a store and reportedly broke the cop's eye socket.

I'm sorry the kid paid such a big price for his youthful stupidity, but kids just his age stormed Omaha Beach and made responsible decisions which were within the law.

Why wasn't Brown trying to join some football team given his size?

[RealJustme]

If what multiple sources report is true, that the cop suffered serious injuries, then all this will fall apart.

Holder has already promised in Church this morning that if the Grand Jury doesn't do it's job he will bring civil rights violations against Officer Brown to the wild applause of CPT Johnson and the rest of the blacks present. This is heading to the Supreme Court, Brown's rights to a fair investigation and justice have been violated several times by the top cop in America and the Gov, and they did it in broad daylight.

[elklindo69]

You stupid dolts believe any bullshit fed to you by faux news.

The prosecutor is an apparatus of the police. Police unions politically endorse DAs so have no doubt this psycho cop go free.

Ironically to the delight of conservatives, union dues happen to be paying dividends..............

[johnforbes]

Elkin, the closest you ever got to a law school was when you watched an episode of "Perry Mason."

[RealJustme]

Ironically to the delight of conservatives, union dues happen to be paying dividends..............

Elk, you have some inside information we don't have? Did the DA cancel the Grand Jury?

[elklindo69]

Empty beer bottles have more street smarts than John Forbes...

I'll be surprised to see if the DA puts this guy on trial.

[elklindo69]

Ironically to the delight of conservatives, union dues happen to be paying dividends..............

Elk, you have some inside information we don't have? Did the DA cancel the Grand Jury?

Justme...

There's an old saying:

A prosecutor can indict a ham sandwich.


“A grand jury would indict a ham sandwich,” or so the saying goes. But whether the few selected to review the circumstances surrounding Michael Brown’s death will indict Darren Wilson – the officer who shot and killed the 18-year-old in broad daylight – depends considerably upon the county prosecutor.

Embattled St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch presented preliminary evidence Wednesday to a grand jury for the investigation into the killing of Michael Brown, the unarmed, black teenager from Ferguson, Missouri whose shooting death at the hands of Wilson, a white police officer, has sparked nearly two weeks of protests. And while the empaneled citizens will be the ones to decide whether to indict Wilson, the evidence they see is entirely up to McCulloch, a man who has been called on to recuse himself from the case due to widespread mistrust in his ability to conduct an impartial investigation.

McCulloch, for his part, continues to reiterate his intention to continue to lead the investigation.

The grand jury that will review Brown’s case – one of three selected to sit in the county each year – began in May and is scheduled to sit every Wednesday until September 10, according to The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which reports that three of the jury’s 12 members are black. Should the Brown investigation require more time, as the prosecutor’s office has indicated it might, the current grand jury will continue past its mid-September end-date, without adding any additional cases to their roster; that is, their sole concentration will be the Brown incident, and no special grand jury will be assigned to the investigation.

Unlike criminal trials, grand jury proceedings afford no opportunity for a defense, and are highly permissive in terms of the evidence prosecutors are allowed to present. Hearsay evidence, for example, is admissible to a grand jury where it is generally forbidden in criminal trials. The St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office told NBC News on Thursday that no incident report, narrative, or details from the investigation will be released to the public while there is a grand jury empaneled to review the incident.

Once all evidence has been presented, the grand jury assigned to Brown’s case will vote either “true bill” or “no true bill,” where nine votes of “true bill” would result in an indictment. If, however, the grand jury votes “no true bill,” Wilson would not be charged. While the grand jury deliberates, no one but the empaneled members may be present. Should the grand jury elect not to indict Wilson, the prosecutor’s office reserves the right to re-open the case if and when new or additional information is presented.

McCulloch released a statement Tuesday saying Wilson had been interviewed by investigators and would be offered the opportunity to testify before the county grand jury. It is highly unusual, though, for subjects of investigations to testify before grand juries as their attorneys are not allowed to be present.

Should Wilson be indicted, an arrest warrant would be issued in his name. Wilson would be processed by the prosecutor’s office where a bond hearing would take place, a trial docket would be opened, bail would be set, and Wilson would, in all likelihood, be released pending trial.

The St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office stressed to NBC News on Thursday that they are cooperating with the concurrent federal investigation led by Attorney General Eric Holder, who visited Ferguson on Wednesday, and sharing information among investigators.

[RealJustme]

Justme...

There's an old saying:

A prosecutor can indict a ham sandwich.

That's why Holder promised a pig would be indicted. I do agree an indictment means nothing, look at Gov Perry, his was absolutely baseless.

[sillydaddy]

Holder down in Mo. telling those good ol' boys to punish one of their own for shooting the nigger that almost killed him.
Good luck with that.

[johnforbes]

In the future, we'll learn more about the background of the cop.

So far, the apparent story is that he was a good cop.

The 18-yr-old has a sealed juvenile record, was the size of an NFL lineman, and violently stole drug-related items from a store.

If it is true that he had PCP in his system, and the cop had a blowout orbital fracture (being hit in the eye, especially if the left eye), at that point there wouldn't be much left of the "civil rights" angle.

[sillydaddy]

Everyone knows you don't assault a cop.