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minus-squareklugerama@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·10 days agoThe article mentions felony charges - it could also or instead be that it was too high a bar (pun intended) to indict when it should have been a misdemeanor vandalism charge.
minus-squarerenrenPDX@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 days agoYeah this has been the case for grand juries I’ve been a part of. The DA is not interested in prosecution if the charges are misdemeanors only.
The article mentions felony charges - it could also or instead be that it was too high a bar (pun intended) to indict when it should have been a misdemeanor vandalism charge.
Yeah this has been the case for grand juries I’ve been a part of. The DA is not interested in prosecution if the charges are misdemeanors only.