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wheatgivesmeshits t1_jedegct wrote

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/11/24/the-single-chart-that-shows-that-grand-juries-indict-99-99-percent-of-the-time/

Edit: this shows indictment rate, not conviction rate. I can't find a good source for the conviction rate.

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GamerLeFay t1_jedf5fq wrote

Pay walled, but what I can see of the article is saying that they indict 99% of the time, not the rate at which they convict.

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Ninjaromeo t1_jedg3zz wrote

Paywall bypassed

It does not say anything about conviction rate.

I think they just don't understand that indictment means "charged with" and not "guilty"

This eli5 would help, but a lot of wrong info here too

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CalTechie-55 t1_jedi2e0 wrote

It's not surprising because the prosecutors generally don't present exculpatory evidence to the grand jury. And there is no attorney for the defense. So, hearing only one side of the case, they almost always vote to indict.

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