Peter Nayland Kust on All Facts Matter

[Peter Nayland Kust]

To my layman's eye the flaw is not the jurors, but the supposition implicit in the system that if the prosecutor is presenting to a grand jury he must believe he has enough evidence to go to trial

I am not a lawyer, so it's purely speculation on my part, but I don't see how Bragg gets over the statute of limitations hurdle. Everything I have seen thus far is that Bragg's theory of the case puts the crimes all in 2017. We are well beyond the statute of limitations for Class E felonies.

Ordinary citizens who comprise the grand jury might not perceive that, but if this case gets tossed out for that reason Bragg made a rookie unforced error.

Which is the danger political prosecutions pose to the criminal justice system. When cases are brought merely to attack another individual, without regard for the particulars of the law, the credibility of the entire system is thrown into the hazard.

Bragg is channeling Stalin's chief prosecutor Lavrenty Beria: "Show me the man and I'll find you the crime." Our system of justice is supposed to operate on a much higher standard than that

[Janet]

So true. We have descended into a very bad place. This will blow up and even more distrust (rightfully so) will further erode our justice and political system. Jeff Child’s on Coffee&Covid substack explained thing pretty well as the initial observations of a lawyer.

[Peter Nayland Kust]

I should add that, as I am not a lawyer and am only giving my layman's view of the law, I welcome any and all lawyers who want to point out where I get the law wrong. A good discussion is the best way to learn new things!

[Janet]

Still, we are able to analyze systems that affect us in major and minor ways. I try to unleash my “Spidey Senses “ more often these days. You have informed me a great deal in the economic space—confirming my “Spidey Sense” on this mess. 😀