Perhaps if you take the average with other years, it gets higher.
Link: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/06/14/fewer-than-1-of-defendants-in-federal-criminal-cases-were-acquitted-in-2022/
I thought so, too. I googled before I posted & found a Pew Research article, just a snapshot of 2022
Replies to: "I thought so, too. I googled before I posted & found a Pew Research article, just a snapshot of 2022"
- Anyone here work or very familiar with federal grand jury? - Quest4twelve - 4:24pm 9/26/25
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- "A grand jury would indict a ham sandwich if asked to do so." [NY Chief Judge Wachtler] [NT] - ND521 - 9:18pm 9/26/25
- Federal grand juries are sealed. - conorlarkin - 8:54pm 9/26/25
- 91.4% of defendents in fed cases are convicted & sentenced. While amazing, it's not necessarily good - NedoftheHill - 5:35pm 9/26/25
- How many criminal cases have you handled, Ned? [NT]
- conorlarkin - 8:58pm 9/26/25
- Why? I didn't attempt to answer the question. How many grand juries have you sat through? - NedoftheHill - 9:54pm 9/26/25
- Are you aware that most federal cases are not charged or prosecuted? - conorlarkin - 10:55pm 9/26/25
- Do you know that I said that above? - NedoftheHill - 11:01pm 9/26/25
- Are you aware that most federal cases are not charged or prosecuted? - conorlarkin - 10:55pm 9/26/25
- Why? I didn't attempt to answer the question. How many grand juries have you sat through? - NedoftheHill - 9:54pm 9/26/25
- I thought the % was worse or greater on the guilty side, more like 95% [NT]
- Frankx - 5:38pm 9/26/25
- I thought so, too. I googled before I posted & found a Pew Research article, just a snapshot of 2022 [LINK] - NedoftheHill - 5:42pm 9/26/25
- How many criminal cases have you handled, Ned? [NT]
- conorlarkin - 8:58pm 9/26/25