rgatijnet1 wrote:
The Grand Jury determined that he was negligent and should be punished. Now, a court trial and a jury will examine the facts and assess an appropriate punishment if he is found guilty. That is the way our judicial system works. It is not punishment for the sake of punishment. It is punishment for committing a crime, if he is found guilty of reckless homicide, a felony.
A grand jury only determines whether or not they agree there is sufficient evidence to warrant an indictment. They do not determine guilt or negligence. That job belongs to a judge or jury that sees all of the evidence, not just the limited evidence presented by the prosecutor to secure the indictment.
