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Indictment Begins A Lengthy Procedure
- Indictment starts a long legal process with many procedural safeguards and motions.
- Discovery, Brady obligations, and motions will delay any quick trial despite public expectations.
Why Dismissals And Vindictiveness Are Hard
- Motions to dismiss rarely toss entire criminal cases because factual disputes go to trial.
- Vindictive prosecution requires proof of retaliation for exercising a constitutional right, not mere political motivation.
Blackwater Case Refiled After Appeal
- Mary McCord recounted the Blackwater prosecutions where charges were refiled after appeals required new charging decisions.
- The office charged first-degree murder when manslaughter became time-barred and the appeals court rejected vindictive-prosecution claims.