wheatgivesmeshits
wheatgivesmeshits t1_jedatqn wrote
Reply to comment by mojoxer in eli5 What does “indicted” mean? by jcw10489
While true it's also fleetingly rare for a grand jury indictment not to lead to a conviction. Federal Grand juries have a conviction rate of over 99%.
Edit: I was mistaken. Grand juries almost always indict, but conviction rates seem pretty hard to track down if anyone knows what the conviction rate is, please elucidate the rest of us.
wheatgivesmeshits t1_jedegct wrote
Reply to comment by Ninjaromeo in eli5 What does “indicted” mean? by jcw10489
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.