re: Massachusetts prosecutors do their part: Pouncey subpoenaed to testify in AH case
These grand juries are taking much longer than expected...
There must be an awful lot of stuff to sift through...
I certainly agree with you in regards to the double murder charge. Of course when you take into account that they've really only been on it for about 10-12 weeks or so, it may not be quite as long as we initially thought. From what I understand, there are some grand jury investigations that can take upwards of 4-6 months, even though they are more rare cases.
Like you said, there are a ton of witnesses, a ton of attempts to cover things up, some questions as to exactly "how" that girl came across the murder weapon in the trunk of her car, and many other important aspects that likely is the cause for the delay. For all we know the holidays may also cause a delay on top of everything else. We may not hear anything until the first/second month of the new year. I think they realize that time is on their side, due to the fact that he won't make bond, and isn't going anywhere.
I don't have the link handy, and I'm not sure if it was specific to Massachusetts or whether it was all encompassing for the U.S. in general, but I believe that it said that the average grand jury investigation is approximately 3 months. Of course there are many that take less time than that, but it also seems that there are some who take more time to balance things out just the same.
The new gun trafficking investigation may also cause a bit of a delay in the outcome of an indictment, although that's just pure speculation of course. Either way, it seems like a complicated matter for sure.
without the murder weapon I presume they've got to provide a lot more anecdotal or circumstancial evidence.
Needless to say, its going to take several years to finally get a resolution here.
The grand jury has already indicted him and are completely finished regarding the case where they lack the murder weapon, which is of course the Odin Llyod case. The fact that they don't have the weapon is now a trial issue, not a grand jury issue anymore. The grand jury didn't have a problem with the fact that there wasn't a murder weapon, based on their decision to hand down the indictment.
DarrylS is speaking of the TWO other grand juries (that we know of) which are taking place at the moment. One of those is the double murder case from July 2012, which they
DO currently have the murder weapon in their hands, along with a plethora of other evidence. The other grand jury is the one which is much more recent. That is the one for which Pouncey was questioned about, and it involves Hernandez and his alleged gun trafficking across state lines.
