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WASHINGTON -- A member of the grand jury that ultimately decided not to indictformer Ferguson, Missouri, Police Officer Darren Wilson in the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown is suing the prosecuting attorney in St. Louis County, accusing Robert McCulloch of mischaracterizing the grand jury process.
The still-anonymous grand juror, referred to only as "Grand Juror Doe" in the lawsuitfiled by the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri, believes that his or her voice "could contribute to the current public dialogue concerning race relations" in the country. The grand juror believes that the Wilson case was handled much differently than the hundreds of other cases presented to the grand jury before the Wilson case.
"From Plaintiff's perspective, the presentation of evidence to the grand jury investigating Wilson differed markedly and in significant ways from how evidence was presented in the hundreds of matters presented to the grand jury earlier in its term," the lawsuit stated. The grand juror believes that the portrayal of the case in the media has not been accurate.
"In Plaintiff's view, the current information available about the grand jurors' views is not entirely accurate -- especially the implication that all grand jurors believed that there was no support for any charges," the lawsuit stated. "Moreover, the public characterization of the grand jurors' view of witnesses and evidence does not accord with Plaintiff's own."
More: Darren Wilson Grand Juror Sues, Accusing Ferguson Prosecutor Of Mischaracterizing Case
Grand Juror Sues McCulloch, Says He Mischaracterized The Wilson Case - St. Louis Public Radio
I have no doubt that Prosecutor McCulloch "steered" this grand jury in the direction he desired.
The still-anonymous grand juror, referred to only as "Grand Juror Doe" in the lawsuitfiled by the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri, believes that his or her voice "could contribute to the current public dialogue concerning race relations" in the country. The grand juror believes that the Wilson case was handled much differently than the hundreds of other cases presented to the grand jury before the Wilson case.
"From Plaintiff's perspective, the presentation of evidence to the grand jury investigating Wilson differed markedly and in significant ways from how evidence was presented in the hundreds of matters presented to the grand jury earlier in its term," the lawsuit stated. The grand juror believes that the portrayal of the case in the media has not been accurate.
"In Plaintiff's view, the current information available about the grand jurors' views is not entirely accurate -- especially the implication that all grand jurors believed that there was no support for any charges," the lawsuit stated. "Moreover, the public characterization of the grand jurors' view of witnesses and evidence does not accord with Plaintiff's own."
More: Darren Wilson Grand Juror Sues, Accusing Ferguson Prosecutor Of Mischaracterizing Case
Grand Juror Sues McCulloch, Says He Mischaracterized The Wilson Case - St. Louis Public Radio
I have no doubt that Prosecutor McCulloch "steered" this grand jury in the direction he desired.
