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Kalrog wrote:

txinvestigator wrote:All cases of homicide got to the grand jury to see if it was justifiable.

While they may all go to the grand jury, I don't know that the Prosecutor always has to ask for an true bill. If (s)he thinks it truly self defense, (s)he still has to present it but can ask for a no bill. Yes?

Don't know what happened in this story though - except for the right outcome.

It was a long time ago and I don't know what happened with the prosecutor/grand jury either except for what I have already written.

evil_smurf wrote:I can't believe that the incident went to a grand jury in the first place.

Don't you dare try to save yourself from a guy with a gun, you'll get charged!

My understanding is that this was standard procedure to go before the grand jury. The prosecutor was not looking to indict her. I think it's a way to get an unquestioned outcome. I'm sure an attorney from the Houston area could give a better explanation.

It’s predictable. People even say it out loud, “I can’t believe this is happening to me.�
I couldn't believe what I was hearing on the phone.

I got a call from "Annie's" mother several months after Tucker and I taught her to shoot.
Her mother said, "Annie's been in a shooting." My heart stopped.

Here's a direct link to the actual story: http://tinyurl.com/glgmw