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Neighbor Cleared in Murder of Two Burglary Suspects

By Michael Blankenship

A Texas man who shot and killed two men he suspected of burglarizing his neighbor's home was cleared in the shootings Monday by a grand jury.Read more....First, let's remember that this is Texas, a state that permits killing someone in defense of property and that leads the nation in executions. Second, this case may be the classic example of the prosecutor hiding behind the grand jury. Keep in mind that the prosecutor guides and controls the grand jury - it is a rubber stamp of the prosecutor's actions. There is no double jeopardy with regard to grand juries - the prosecutor can keep trying to indict or proceed with an information. Last, I find it difficult to accept that the members of the grand jury refused to return a true bill after listening to the 9-1-1 tapes and viewing the evidence that the two burglary suspects were both shot in the back.continue to full post

Full post as published by The Justice Gambit on June 30, 2008 (boomark / email).