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BruinVol said:
Is it within the power of a grand jury to indict for a crime that is discovered during testimony dealing with a completely different case?
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Fairly certain (85%?) yes.

I have clients who were not arrested by the police who were indicted when other cases went before the grand jury.

Often times grand jury will amend charges against a particular defendant as well.

For instance if police had arrested Maggit for assault and Bowles had told Grand Jury that his jaw bone had been broken and he required stitches they might amend the charge to aggravated assault.
 
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RockyTop85 said:
Fairly certain (85%?) yes.

I have clients who were not arrested by the police who were indicted when other cases went before the grand jury.

Often times grand jury will amend charges.
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And if Bowles didn't want to prosecute the case?
 
#910
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Tennessee Golfer said:
I once had a naughty thought when I was on campus. Maybe they should include that too.
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Don't forget to throw in the alleged Drew Richmond texts that he sent here. Or something like that. Someone knows what I'm talking about.

How many literal "allegations" can they throw out there before they run out? Peyton included in there turned out to be a complete joke. Hoping this Bowles situation does as well.
 
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Butch from the top rope!

Patrick Brown@patrickbrownTFP 2 minutes ago
Statement from Butch Jones.
 

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RockyTop85 said:
Fairly certain (85%?) yes.

I have clients who were not arrested by the police who were indicted when other cases went before the grand jury.

Often times grand jury will amend charges against a particular defendant as well.

For instance if police had arrested Maggit for assault and Bowles had told Grand Jury that his jaw bone had been broken and he required stitches they might amend the charge to aggravated assault.
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The grand jury is mostly a rubber stamp process in TN. The DA will prepare the evidence that they want presented, and most of the time, an officer just testifies to hearsay information. The Johnson and Williams case was a little different because it was never charged and went straight to the grand jury. But the grand jury will only hear what the DA wants them to hear. I don't think they will consider an indictment on a separate charge unless the DA wants them to. This is from 10+ years of practice.
 
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VolGee4 said:
The grand jury is mostly a rubber stamp process in TN. The DA will prepare the evidence that they want presented, and most of the time, an officer just testifies to hearsay information. The Johnson and Williams case was a little different because it as never charged and went straight to the grand jury. But the grand jury will only hear what the DA wants them to hear. I don't think they will consider an indictment on a separate charge unless the DA wants them to. This is from 10+ years of practice.
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Appreciate it

That's what I assumed
 
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BruinVol said:
And if Bowles didn't want to prosecute the case?
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It depends.

The State of Tennessee prosecutes criminal cases. The victim theoretically doesn't have a choice.

Scenario 1: Husband and wife get in an altercation, somebody calls police, somebody goes to jail. The next morning everybody has cooled off and realize it wasn't a big deal.

Scenario 2: Husband is a chronic wife beater and wife is your stereotypical abused spouse who won't leave. Police arrest husband and wife is scared or forgives him and doesn't want to prosecute.

Neither wants to prosecute but the state has a really big interest in preventing one.
 
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BigZiti09 said:
Part of me agrees but the other part of me says we need to stop this BS from happening again.
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Exactly. Quit affirming these scumbag lawyers and taking advantage of unfortunate situations.

*Not saying all lawyers are bad but you know who you are.
 
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