‘Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt’: Joyce Vance on the Standard that Fani Willis Must Meet to Charge the Three Senators

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MENENDEZ Joyce ░░░░░░░░ it comes to the ░░░░░░░░ U S senators named ░░░░░░░░ Perdue Loeffler I wonder ░░░░░░░░ you make of the ░░░░░░░░ of Fani Willis to ░░░░░░░░ charge them in the ░░░░░░░░ case Vance I think ░░░░░░░░ is such an important ░░░░░░░░ because it highlights George ░░░░░░░░ process Georgia uses two ░░░░░░░░ grand juries the investigative ░░░░░░░░ jury they re the ░░░░░░░░ that named the three ░░░░░░░░ and a separate grand ░░░░░░░░ that indicts In front ░░░░░░░░ the investigative grand jury ░░░░░░░░ only decision is whether ░░░░░░░░ is probable cause a ░░░░░░░░ low standard Once that ░░░░░░░░ is made by the ░░░░░░░░ grand jury then Fani ░░░░░░░░ the Fulton County d ░░░░░░░░ has to evaluate the ░░░░░░░░ to see whether it ░░░░░░░░ to the much higher ░░░░░░░░ she must meet in ░░░░░░░░ courtroom proof beyond a ░░░░░░░░ doubt Here it looks ░░░░░░░░ she took this many ░░░░░░░░ where people were critical ░░░░░░░░ her not only putting ░░░░░░░░ her case but making ░░░░░░░░ careful consideration of which ░░░░░░░░ the defendants that there ░░░░░░░░ probable cause to proceed ░░░░░░░░ Actually they had accumulated ░░░░░░░░ evidence to be confident ░░░░░░░░ a conviction on trial.”