Rove Not Indicted, but Can still be Charged with an "Information"

berni_mccoy

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Mon Jun-19-06 11:23 PM
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Rove Not Indicted, but Can still be Charged with an "Information"

Edited on Mon Jun-19-06 11:25 PM by berni_mccoy

We must read carefully what we know and not infer anything we don't.

First, From the NY Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/13/washington/13cnd-leak.html?ex=1150430400&en=6c9c3d0dee8c5881&ei=5087%0A):

Mr. Fitzgerald announced in a letter to Mr. Luskin on Monday that he would not indict Mr. Rove, who had testified on five occasions to a federal grand jury about his involvement in the disclosure of an intelligence officer's identity.

Second, From the University of Dayton, School of Law on Grand Juries (http://www.udayton.edu/~grandjur/fedj/fedj.htm):

If a defendant waives his or her right to be indicted by a grand jury, the prosecutor can charge them by using an "information." An information is simply a pleading that accuses the defendants of committing crimes, just as an indictment does. The difference between an indictment and an information is that a grand jury must approve an indictment, while a prosecutor can issue an information without the grand jury's approval or, for that matter, without ever showing the information to the grand jury.

So, if we take what we know, and given the fact that there is no comment from Fitzgerald's office on the matter, then we can perhaps assume that Rove is not out of trouble yet. He just won't be indicted. But that does not mean he won't be charged.

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msongs

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Mon Jun-19-06 11:26 PM
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1. rove's comment on this? "I beg your pardon." nt

Msongs

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oddtext

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Mon Jun-19-06 11:26 PM
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2. Generally tho

an information requires the defendant's consent -- it's usually a tool in plea bargaining and is used to expedite pleas in cases where the evidence is clear, the defendant is in custody, and/or there's an admission of guilt. the information is used when the defendant needs to plea -- rover isn't that defendant.

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babylonsister

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Mon Jun-19-06 11:28 PM
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3. DROP IT! Please! Who cares, and it might be delicious

when Fitz eventually spills! He is NOT done, not by a long shot, IMVHO!

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berni_mccoy

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Mon Jun-19-06 11:30 PM
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4. NO

I will not waive my right to post on this topic.

:rofl:

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babylonsister

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Mon Jun-19-06 11:37 PM
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6. OK, be that way, post if you must. Myself, I'm folding like a cheap

suit. But go ahead, keep on keepin' on!

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The Straight Story

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Mon Jun-19-06 11:32 PM
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5. RE: Fitz commenting:

given the fact that there is no comment from Fitzgerald's office on the matter,

MR. FITZGERALD: All I can say is the same answer I gave before. If you ask me any name,
I'm not going to comment on anyone named because we either charge someone or we don't talk
about them. And don't read answer in the context of the name you gave me.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=1430531

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