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The burden of proof is so different with regard to a True Bill v. a jury trial that it is not even comparable. I agree it is probably quite a rarity for a DA not to prosecute after a True Bill is signed, and that does raise questions for me, but it certainly doesn't imply misconduct in and of...

I'm not a Colorado attorney, but I have posts on this from back when the indictment was released. I'll try and find one. The charges the jury chose relate to each other in ways I found inconsistent. This is an old post of mine, and it relates to theories about a minor family member being...

We don't know what the GJ's basis was, but I wouldn't call it "vague" because there wasn't one given. I don't think they have to give a basis other than they think there's enough evidence to move forward with certain charges. Oftentimes the expectation would be that only some of the charges...

I wasn't replying to you so I'm not sure why you took this to be disagreeing with you. I know what a grand jury does, and I know how expert testimony works. I was agreeing with you for the most part. And there are a lot of rules on what a layperson v. expert can speak to - experts are...

One of the reasons I have trouble with this case is because what a grand jury found means nothing to me in terms of determining actual guilt or innocence or what exactly happened. And at trial, juries can "nullify" and use opinions on all sorts of issues - there are lots of different rules of...

If the same witnesses were deposed, then that part of the information should be the same. Unless they lied under oath at one or both proceedings. If there is a lot of stuff not known to the witnesses that was given to the grand jury, then there would be a disparity. But it's hard to know...

Back after a long absence of being busy with work etc. This case drives me crazy. I'm still undecided. And I think a big issue is that people are screw ups - I work in law and other industries where details matter, but most people don't think like we do here. People submit documents full of...

I would think it had to do with compliance in discovery - turning things over.

Yeah, and people will of course point out that there was fault due to the bad split-second decisions made, but no one has ever said an accident is completely without volitional action. The only thing that is totally without fault is a natural disaster. Accidents always involve decisions that...

The only good thing to come out of this is that it certainly brings a lot of focus onto the dangers of these crossings, and I bet a lot of people will be a lot more cautious. I have to admit, I do not think it would occur to me to back up - I've never really thought about the gates or what...

It does seem pretty hard to believe, but her behavior makes me consider it was somehow a possibility. Everything was working as it should, but the lights and gates come down in a matter of seconds - anyone approaching the tracks should be well aware, but if the front of her car had passed...

At first I somewhat got the outrage aimed at the driver. But now that they give the timing of everything, it sounds more understandable. The lights go off a few seconds before the gates start. What if she did have room to clear (probably not as much as she should have but still), and was...

I think the DT knows it is highly unlikely that he will be acquitted - they are just doing their jobs to make sure it is done with the right information so that the system keeps functioning. I'm sure they don't want him to move next door, and probably don't even want to "win". I feel like a...

I'm in my mid-twenties, and I can tell you that at that age, it is not all that weird for a girl to have a sudden meltdown about something that seems pretty harmless to an outsider. Late teens-early twenties are a huge period of transition and little things can trigger fears about your whole...

I think both will plead guilty. MA doesn't have the DP. I highly doubt anyone will make the children testify, and videos etc. can't generally be used. I doubt anyone wants to go to trial. I think the mother belongs in a mental institution, and obviously deserves to lose all parental rights...

It's pretty clear the cops were using him for info before they pounced. They were being so evenhanded in reference to him that I either thought that they had more information that indicated he really didn't know what was going on, or they were just hoping he'd keep talking. Surprised it took...

Not the OP, but I take that for sleep but I stay away from alcohol when on it and vice versa. In large doses, the combination can definitely kill you, but tons of people do it all the time and live. Taking 1mg while drunk probably is probably quite common - but if you are addicted to large...

I know what the author was getting at, but he or she really oversimplified the issues and missed the mark in the execution of the argument. I imagine Camille also oversimplified a lot, as the death of her son probably was a very emotional topic. But I think that goes into the political...

I don't think that being massively rich cancels out the violent death of her son and social issues that she feels contributed, but that's another thread. But I do think this is interesting in that she and Bill were amazingly successful/rich and that is isolating in and of itself - I think it...

I think you hit the nail on the head. I think Bill and Camille, for a variety of reasons, felt disconnected from most people, mostly due to their atypical lifestyle. I think a lot of 'power couples' become so overwhelmed by a sudden rise to fame and wealth and scrutiny that they really bond...