Your 91% conviction rate only exists because of vetting DOJ investigations that are NOT indicted or charged via pre-indictment pleas.
For the clueless, cases are brought to federal prosecutors for investigation and consideration for federal charges. At least half are not charged or indicted because the DOJ (prior to this Administration) had protocols and ethical guidelines in place to ensure that they only went forward on cases where evidence for conviction was clear, and there were no issues that would taint the integrity of the prosecution. DOJ investigations often take months or years.
Then came Trump. And Bondi.
And yes Ned. I know how Grand Juries work.
Are you aware that most federal cases are not charged or prosecuted?
Replies to: "Are you aware that most federal cases are not charged or prosecuted?"
- 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