Post by Lorie Taylor on Nov 1, 2009 10:44:54 GMT -6
Rescue posted on Justice Cafe a recap from May 2009 about Why the Grand jury might not of handed down an indictment right away on the Stacy Peterson, and Lisa Stebic case right away. Very interesting!
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July 29, 2009 at 1:55 pm | #26
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KAREN CONTI RESPONSE TO GRAND JURY QUESTIONS
The questions posed to Karen Conti were based on this paragraph, as reported by Joe Hosey, in May, 2009:
The grand jury indicted Peterson two weeks ago on first-degree murder charges in connection with Savio’s death, but no indictments are on file relating to either Stacy Peterson or Stebic’s disappearance, although they may be under seal.
Pelkie declined to comment on whether or not the grand jury has returned indictments in either Stacy or Stebic’s case.
QUESTIONS: Generally, speaking, is this a possibility? Why would an indictment be sealed, and not acted upon with charges against a suspect? Isn’t an indictment what the SA expects the GJ to return after presenting the preliminary facts?
RESPONSE: It is possible that the grand jury returned an indictment that the the judge placed under seal. There are many reasons why the State’s Attorney would want to do this. They may want to continue their investigation without the public knowing there is an indictment. Also, they may want to counter the potential and eventual defense argument that, “if the States Attorney’s Office took so long to bring charges, THEY must have had a reasonable doubt, so YOU, the jury, should too.” They may also want to see what happens in the Savio case. Finally, they may be hoping that they will find Stacy’s body, which would bolster their case immeasurably.
Karen Conti
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July 29, 2009 at 1:55 pm | #26
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KAREN CONTI RESPONSE TO GRAND JURY QUESTIONS
The questions posed to Karen Conti were based on this paragraph, as reported by Joe Hosey, in May, 2009:
The grand jury indicted Peterson two weeks ago on first-degree murder charges in connection with Savio’s death, but no indictments are on file relating to either Stacy Peterson or Stebic’s disappearance, although they may be under seal.
Pelkie declined to comment on whether or not the grand jury has returned indictments in either Stacy or Stebic’s case.
QUESTIONS: Generally, speaking, is this a possibility? Why would an indictment be sealed, and not acted upon with charges against a suspect? Isn’t an indictment what the SA expects the GJ to return after presenting the preliminary facts?
RESPONSE: It is possible that the grand jury returned an indictment that the the judge placed under seal. There are many reasons why the State’s Attorney would want to do this. They may want to continue their investigation without the public knowing there is an indictment. Also, they may want to counter the potential and eventual defense argument that, “if the States Attorney’s Office took so long to bring charges, THEY must have had a reasonable doubt, so YOU, the jury, should too.” They may also want to see what happens in the Savio case. Finally, they may be hoping that they will find Stacy’s body, which would bolster their case immeasurably.
Karen Conti
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