This news article was first published by my friend @Anomaly100 at FreakOutNation.
A member of the grand jury that decided not to indict Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson in the Michael Brown shooting has sued the St. Louis County prosecutor who oversaw the case, St. Louis Public Radio reports.
The grand juror, who is remaining anonymous is being referred to as “Grand Juror Doe” in the lawsuit. He or she takes issue with how McCulloch mischaracterized the case and how the evidence was presented in an “untimely” manner.
St. Louis Public Radio reports:
?McCulloch released evidence presented to the grand jury and publicly discussed the case after the grand jury decided not to indict Wilson, then a Ferguson police officer, in the shooting death of Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American.
?In [the grand juror]’s view, the current information available about the grand jurors? views is not entirely accurate ? especially the implication that all grand jurors believed that there was no support for any charges,? the lawsuit says. ?Moreover, the public characterization of the grand jurors? view of witnesses and evidence does not accord with [Doe]’s own.?
?From [the grand juror]’s perspective, the investigation of Wilson had a stronger focus on the victim than in other cases presented to the grand jury,? the lawsuit states. Doe also believes the legal standards were conveyed in a ?muddled? and ?untimely? manner to the grand jury.
In the lawsuit filed Monday in federal court, the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri argues that this case is unique and that the usual reasons for requiring the jurors to maintain secrecy should not apply.
Grand Juror Doe notes in the lawsuit that the Wilson case was handled in a very different manner than other grand juries.
Instead of recommending a charge, McCulloch’s office presented thousands of pages worth of evidence and testimony before the grand jury. At one point, McCulloch’s spokesman characterized the grand jury as co-investigators.
?From [Doe]’s perspective, although the release of a large number of records provides an appearance of transparency, with heavy redactions and the absence of context, those records do not fully portray the proceedings before the grand jury,? the lawsuit says.
Bob McCulloch has seemingly been selective over releasing evidence to the public, and even admitted recently that he was aware ahead of time that several witnesses he put on the stand were lying. “Witness #40” is a serial liar according to her past.
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