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Ocelot II

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Wed Mar 13, 2024, 10:53 AM Mar 13

Relax, folks. The RICO charges in GA were not dropped. [View all]

It helps to get the facts before panicking. And it sounds like the other charges might have been dismissed without prejudice, meaning that they could be re-filed.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/13/politics/georgia-trump-mcafee-election-interference-case/index.html

And here's the court's order: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24478977-mcafee-order-on-racketeering-charges

This does not mean the entire indictment is dismissed. See State v. Cerajewski, 347 Ga. App. 454, 457 (2018). The State may also seek a reindictment supplementing these six counts. C.f. O.C.G.A. § 17-7-53.1 (barring future prosecution after second quashal). Even if the statute of limitations has expired, the State receives a six-month extension from the date of this Order to resubmit the case to a grand jury. See O.C.G.A. § 17-3-3. Nor is it inevitable, presuming the State presents the appropriate motion, that the identity of future grand jurors will be publicly accessible. See, e.g., Order to Seal Page 22 of Indictment, 2023-EX-001124 (Sep. 1, 2023) (granting ex parte motion to redact grand juror names). This is an area of law where federal courts have achieved greater efficiency, and one might wish that future grand jurors could be spared this inconvenience for something so easily remedied. See Fed. R. Crim. P. 7(f) (allowing government filing of a bill of particulars to inform a defendant of the charges in sufficient detail to minimize surprise at trial). But Georgia law currently provides no such option. See Ward v. State, 188 Ga. App. 372, 373 (1988) (“A ‘bill of particulars’ is not a recognized pleading[.]”). Alternatively, the State may request a certificate of immediate review pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 5-7-2 which the Court would likely grant due to the lack of precedential authority. See State v. Outen, 289 Ga. 579, 581 (2011) (finding dismissal of less than all counts of indictment not a final order for purposes of State’s automatic right to appeal).
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The verdict on Fani is the announcement I'm waiting for. Scrivener7 Mar 13 #1
Charges are dismissed all the time in court cases Cattledog Mar 13 #2
Omigod. You answered my question. Baitball Blogger Mar 13 #3
Yes, and the GA RICO statute has sharper teeth than the federal one. Ocelot II Mar 13 #4
No but the charges that were dismissed are a tell, gab13by13 Mar 13 #5
They aren't a tell about anything. Did you read the order? Ocelot II Mar 13 #7
Are you unaware that this is a state court judge not a federal judge? And the Senate confirmed three judges yesterday onenote Mar 13 #18
He basically just told the prosecution to go back and rework a few things Sympthsical Mar 13 #6
Knee-jerking is a major sport on DU. Ocelot II Mar 13 #8
We need a scoreboard with 3 points per knee jerk lol Cheezoholic Mar 13 #13
I always try to wait for the details before flipping of the handle - or celebrating even... ihaveaquestion Mar 13 #9
Mostly agree Kali Mar 13 #10
Well, I know this news is gonna be all over MSM but Cheezoholic Mar 13 #14
Whether Fani Willis survives the judge's decision or not remains to be seen. Either way she's going to be pissed, padah513 Mar 13 #11
Yeah well, it was still a questionable ruling by a federalist judge. Our Justice system gives KPN Mar 13 #12
Read the order; all he did was point out the flaws in the indictment on those counts Ocelot II Mar 13 #17
I would be interested in hearing your rebuttal of the judge's reasoning and why it was "questionable." onenote Mar 13 #19
Looks like you are still waiting... Ocelot II Mar 13 #20
TY, Ocelot Hekate Mar 13 #15
I'm grateful for the legal eagles around here! calimary Mar 13 #16
Red.. TY! Cha Mar 14 #21
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