isn't the purpose to convene a grand jury to indict a particular person? you don't do it just for shits and giggles, right?
So isn't evidence processes before a GJ is scheduled?
No, it's shiny! I like to meet new people. They've all got stories...
Kaylee ,'Serenity'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
le nubian - May 18, 2012 10:20:00 am PDT #13558 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Toddson - May 18, 2012 10:20:11 am PDT #13559 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
And, hello - Christmas holidays? I'm pretty sure a lot of the court people take off for Christmas, New Year, etc. If I remember correctly, they don't schedule jury duty over the holidays.
Strix - May 18, 2012 10:24:03 am PDT #13560 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Yeah, I know. It's a mid-sized town, they have a suspect (the father - he didn't do it) but no hard evidence. Actually, the ADA did it.
So is he just posturing and spewing nonsense? Because it didn't think all the things you mentioned were legally or logistically feasible.
sumi - May 18, 2012 10:26:55 am PDT #13561 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
But the ADA would know about court holidays and gathering evidence before scheduling a grand jury hearing.
Toddson - May 18, 2012 11:03:55 am PDT #13562 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Or he's doing a "rush to judgement" in the hopes that someone else will be convicted of his crime.
Speaking of which, I saw a book on "criminal crafts" - cute little crime-related crafty things. Not as weird as crafting with cat hair, but, um, different.
WindSparrow - May 18, 2012 11:21:49 am PDT #13563 of 30001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Vortex! I am so sorry I missed your birthday - Happy belated birthday to you! If anyone deserves a multi-day festival, it's you.
Ginger - May 18, 2012 11:22:06 am PDT #13564 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
It's probably unlikely, but as I understand it, it's not impossible. Usually, there is a grand jury that has been selected and serves for something like a month. They don't convene every day, though. In smaller jurisdictions, they may meet something like every Monday and then as needed.
Strix - May 18, 2012 11:28:11 am PDT #13565 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Cool, guys. That really helps.
I need to get me a nice police contact for MS fact-checking.
Nora Deirdre - May 18, 2012 11:29:52 am PDT #13566 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Not Nora, Vortex postng on Nora's phone while drinking beer and grooving to "Brick House". Ginger is right. The lawyer may be rushing fir the three days because s/he wants to get before the grand jury before the session is over.
§ ita § - May 18, 2012 11:45:07 am PDT #13567 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Erin, there's an LJ community (littledetails or something like) that I know some fanfic authors use. Would it be cheating to mine it for professional gigs?