I spent my time trying to understand grand jury procedure - a topic about which I never before had the slightest interest.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The values of confidentiality of matters occurring before the grand jury is very important.
I hardly expected the grand jury to sustain me, after they saw everything different from what it had been while I was there. Yet they did, and their report to the court advises all the changes made that I had proposed.
The duty of the grand jury is to separate fact from fiction, after a full and impartial examination of all the evidence involved, and decide if evidence supported the filing of any criminal charges against Darren Wilson. They accepted and completed this monumental responsibility in a conscientious and expeditious manner.
I felt grand juries were illegal and coercive.
I got put on jury duty, which is where I learned how to write.
The grand jury, composed of 12 eminent New Orleans citizens, heard our evidence and indicted the defendant for participation in a conspiracy to assassinate John Kennedy.
Getting out of jury duty is easy. The trick is to say you're prejudiced against all races.
When you go into court you are putting your fate into the hands of twelve people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.
The grand jury's job is not to weigh the evidence from both sides; it is only to decide whether there is enough evidence on one side to bring a person to trial.
I have fully cooperated with the investigation and before the grand jury, and I'm quite confident at the end of the day that we'll know what facts are in this particular case.