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Originally Posted by molson
Edit: In Missouri, the prosecutor's office can either go through a grand jury, or bring a charge themselves and try to show probable cause in a preliminary hearing. In a case like this, I think the grand jury is the best route. Not just because of the politics involved, but in any case where "reasonableness" could be the determining factor. Where the line of criminality might be grey, and where actions are judged against societal opinions of reasonableness.
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It also depends on state law. In Georgia in order for a police officer to be prosecuted the case must be presented to a grand jury. The officer also has the right to be present when the case is being presented and to testify on his own behalf.