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A few weeks ago, in the aging, sand-colored Starr County Courthouse, 12 average citizens gathered to decide whether there was reason to believe a murder may have been committed. Grand jury proceedings are one-sided, with only the district attorney’s office permitted to offer evidence.
A few weeks ago, in the aging, sand-colored Starr County Courthouse, 12 average citizens gathered to decide whether there was reason to believe a murder may have been committed. Grand jury proceedings are one-sided, with only the district attorney’s office permitted to offer evidence.
The full and often unchecked power of the prosecutor was on display when a South Texas woman was charged with murder for a self-induced abortion.
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The full and often unchecked power of the prosecutor was on display when a South Texas woman was charged with murder for a self-induced abortion.
If Roe v. Wade is overturned, Texas district attorney offices would become a new battleground