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Season 1
Episode 293
Published 3 weeks ago
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Attorney Chris Madel spoke with Liz Collin on her podcast about how Minnesota police officers have been prosecuted without a grand jury indictment — as required by Minnesota law.
Madel raised this issue while defending Minnesota Trooper Ryan Londregan before Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty dropped the charges in the case. However, the lack of a grand jury indictment —as required by Minnesota law — also affects the prosecutions of other Minnesota police officers, including Derek Chauvin, who raised this same issue in his latest petition.
“I think with respect to Minnesota Statute 628.61 ... I think they're just ignoring it. There is no real other explanation for it," said Madel.