Grand Jury Takes No Action Against Jack Wilson
BY Herschel Smith
4 years, 2 months ago
Via Ken, this report from Texas.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A grand jury in Texas decided Monday to take no action against a man who fatally shot an armed man who killed two people at a Fort Worth-area church in late December, prosecutors said.
Jack Wilson, a firearms instructor who trained a volunteer security team at the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, fatally shot Keith Thomas Kinnunen during a Dec. 29 service after he shot and killed 67-year-old Richard White, another security volunteer, and 64-year-old Anton “Tony” Wallace, a server.
As they should have.
But don’t miss the real issue here. For this to have appeared before a grand jury, a prosecutor had to take it there.
Do you grok? The prosecutor could have congratulated him, the police could try their best to emulate him, but none of that happened, apparently. Some idiot prosecutor took it in front of a jury.
Good Lord!
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On October 1, 2020 at 10:32 pm, Sharkey said:
Nope. All homicides in Texas go before a Grand Jury, prosecutor has no say in the matter.
On October 1, 2020 at 10:44 pm, Herschel Smith said:
Thx for the update.
On October 2, 2020 at 8:58 am, James said:
Well,does seem the prosecutor if had to present case did so in a manner for this outcome,sad that Mr. Wilson had to wait so long for this though.
On October 2, 2020 at 9:21 am, Houston said:
Still took too dang long to get a no bill on this. They could have done this a week after the incident just on video evidence alone.
On October 2, 2020 at 9:40 am, Thomas said:
Texas requires all homicide cases go to a grand jury. There is no prosecutorial discretion on it until they change the law.
On October 2, 2020 at 9:44 am, Herschel Smith said:
@Thomas,
That was said above.
On October 2, 2020 at 10:43 am, J J said:
A Texas licensed attorney I know and trust: ” Most homicides are presented to a grand jury, but it’s not required. When it’s a self-defense case, it’s to the benefit of the intended victim to get a “no bill.””
On October 2, 2020 at 11:12 am, Herschel Smith said:
@JJ,
Yea. I did some study this morning and concluded the same thing. It isn’t required by law regardless of what people are saying.
For it to be taken before a grand jury, an arrest has to be made (this involves the police) and a prosecutor has to take it before the grand jury. It must all be done by an “officer of the court,” which is a state attorney.
But I don’t owe an explanation in dissertation form to readers who want to bitch about things.
I just try to let people bitch and then readers can make up their own mind about it.
On October 2, 2020 at 11:48 am, J J said:
@Herschel
Aye, sir!
On October 2, 2020 at 1:07 pm, Fred said:
Y’all do realize, I hope, that you are using two different words with two different meanings. Self-Defense and Murder are not the same thing. So, in Texas, just because there is a dead body does not mean that a jury has to hear a case.
Herschel is correct in the main; it should never have been before the jury. It was clearly justified, Mr. Wilson having feared for his own life or the life of another.
The DA is trash. Replace him/her/xir/it with a man.
On October 2, 2020 at 1:43 pm, Sisu said:
@Herschel, … It is sad frustrations are so heightened that so many need places to “bitch”. Though I must note most of the “bitching” on this your blog is informative and thought provoking.
On October 2, 2020 at 3:36 pm, eamon said:
The members of the grand jury should’ve beated the prosecutor half to death with the promise of finishing the job if he didn’t find a new line of work.
On October 2, 2020 at 6:33 pm, Tom said:
We the jury in the above entitled action find the district attorney guilty of treason?
On October 2, 2020 at 7:06 pm, james said:
Tom’s comment is good, eamon’s is very good.
On October 5, 2020 at 7:10 am, Sanders said:
From what I understand, under Texas law if the prosecutor had not taken it to the grand jury, another prosecutor could at a later date and the outcome could be unfavorable if the new prosecutor is a commie and wants to make an example.
However; by having the grand jury hear the case and come back with a “no bill”, it effectively creates a “charges dismissed with prejudice”, meaning they cannot be filed again against Mr. Wilson.
So, the prosecutor did Mr. Wilson a favor.