Louis against a grand jury s decision not to indict a white ferguson police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teen. Ferguson officer darren wilsons grand jury testimony the difficulty in these cases generally is you have the officers testimony and really no one elses, says pace law school. Documents in grand jury testimony in the darren wilson case. Documents released in the ferguson case updated dec. No indictment for ferguson officer darren wilson in. Ferguson grand juror sues to be allowed to talk about case. Prosecution handling the case against darren wilson released evidence presented to the grand jury. Documents released in the ferguson case the new york times.
The murder of michael brown social text duke university press. Everything you need to know about the ferguson grand jury. Louis a member of the grand jury that declined to indict a ferguson, mo. The twoway the grand jury was presented with hours of testimony and thousands of pages of. In an unusual step after a grand jury deliberation, transcripts of testimony that jurors heard considering micheal browns death have been released. Ferguson grand jury documents show inconsistencies in. The adobe acrobat viewer free from adobe allows you to view and print pdf documents ferguson grand jury testimony pdf. Much more secretive, casual, only need 9 out of 12 to.
A grand jury has decided not to indict ferguson police officer darren wilson for killing 18yearold michael brown, st. The transcripts of the grand jury proceedings investigating ferguson, mo. The ferguson grand just testimony pdf is 5000 pages long. All of the plays dialogue is taken verbatim from the 25 days of grand jury testimony. Weve done the best we can to get these transcripts up and live. Ordinarily a grand jury in a state case would hear only limited evidence and testimony to make a charging decision, guided by the prosecutor, but mcculloch has explained that because of the. Louis county grand jury stands out both for what he says, and how he describes what happened. Ferguson officer darren wilson not indicted in michael. In a rare decision by a county prosecutor, the complete grand jury testimony in the ferguson, mo. Deandre joshua, 20 was murdered after testifying to a grand jury in the ferguson, mo case. Testimony heard by ferguson grand jury in michael brown. Ferguson officer darren wilsons grand jury testimony read the testimony officer darren wilson gave regarding the shooting death of michael brown.
The evidence that convinced them to not indict ferguson cop darren wilson in michael brown shooting the grand jury met for. Here is the grand jury testimony of officer darren wilson. Ferguson officer darren wilsons grand jury testimony us. It was transcribed over 100 days by different people, so the formatting is all over the place. Other information in the grand jury testimony included a finding that blood was cleaned off wilsons firearm before ballistics tests were conducted. Grand jury documents the evidence that the grand jury considered before coming to their decision included 60 witnesses and 70 hours of testimony a good bit of it conflicting. There are no witness accounts that federal prosecutors, and likewise a jury, would credit to support the conclusion that wilson fired at brown. Doj report on shooting of michael brown department of justice.
These opinions are available as adobe acrobat pdf documents. Scores of documents detailing testimony from the proceedings were released by st. The testimony the grand jury heard in the michael brown. Protesters demonstrated on the steps of the old courthouse in downtown st. The ferguson grand jury testimony the transcripts of the grand jury testimonies about the shooting of unarmed teenager michael brown by ferguson police officer darren wilson. Scores of documents, including testimony from the proceedings as well as reports and interview transcripts considered as evidence, were released by st. Ferguson grand jury testimony made public in compliance with missouris sunshine law, documents in the michael brown shooting case have been released. Reenactment of the controversial killing of michael brown on stage using only grand jury testimony. Ferguson grand jury evidence may not be released time. Using grand jury testimony, ferguson stage play challenges media narratives. A onechart summary of every ferguson eyewitnesss grand. The difficulty in these cases generally is you have the officers testimony and really. Louis county prosecuting attorney robert mcculloch. We worked with federal and local law enforcement officers to interview witnesses, to include reinterviewing certain witnesses in an effort to evaluate inconsistencies in their accounts and to obtain more detailed information.
Leading up to this decision, witness testimony has been hotly debated so much so that the symbol of this story has become. Ferguson grand jury documents support earlier data cbs news. Not deciding guilt or innocence, just if theres enough case to go to trial. Louis county prosecuting attorney robert mcculloch announced monday. A grand jury decided not to indict ferguson police officer darren wilson. Ferguson officer darren wilsons grand jury testimony. Darren wilsons testimony released in ferguson grand jury. Ferguson grand jury testimony released by prosecution. Grand jury testimony in michael brown shooting case shocks. Louis county grand jury does not indict ferguson police officer darren wilson, evidence in the case may never be made public, despite promises from. Mcculloch said members of the jury met for 25 days and heard over 70 hours of testimony from over 60 witnesses before reaching their decision. Explain the difference between a regular jury and the grand jury. Brown and witness 101 had just come from ferguson market and liquor where. Court of appeals of virginia published opinions ferguson grand jury testimony pdf.
Officer darren wilsons grand jury testimony in ferguson. The strange ferguson grand jury november 30, 2014 37 comments there is an old saying that prosecutors can get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich and statistics bear that out. The transcripts of the grand jury proceedings investigating police officer darren wilsons actions in the shooting death of michael brown reveal. Louis county grand jury declined to indict ferguson police officer darren wilson for. As you are well aware of what we are here about and that is the shooting death of michael brown. Scores of documents detailing testimony from the proceedings were. Converting the ferguson grand jury transcripts into something more readable. A grand jury decided not to indict ferguson police officer darren wilson in the shooting death of michael brown.
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