California passes bill that bans Grand Juries for Police-related deaths
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Approved by Governor August 11, 2015. Filed with Secretary of State August 11, 2015
Basically, using grand juries to indict a police officer on murder charges is a get-out-of-jail-free card because grand juries rarely if ever indict officers in cases which they were responsible for the death of someone. Grand Juries are also for all intents and purposes done in secrecy without a judge or defense attorneys present.
This bill would prohibit a grand jury from inquiring into an offense or misconduct that involves a shooting or use of excessive force by a peace officer, as specified, that led to the death of a person being detained or arrested by the peace officer, unless the offense was declared to the grand jury by one of its members, as described above.http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB227
Basically, using grand juries to indict a police officer on murder charges is a get-out-of-jail-free card because grand juries rarely if ever indict officers in cases which they were responsible for the death of someone. Grand Juries are also for all intents and purposes done in secrecy without a judge or defense attorneys present.
