It actually means the grand jury decided a trail is not warranted and it is now go through normal court proceedings for a misdemeanor. If they decide to fight the charge then it will be decided by a judge.
Not disagreeing, but I'm pretty sure that isn't how it works in MS. Probably varies from state to state, but the way I understand, (again, in MS), GJ determines if it goes to trial. Either way, trial/judge decision is highly unlikely. He'll probably plea to comm service and get it over with.
The Grand Jury decided that the charges placed before them would not go to a jury trail for the felony placed on them. They basically said no with Johns getting cleared and JJ getting a reduction. So now the reduced charge will go through normal court proceedings. I have no clue if they will plea or not given the civil suit hangs in the balance. Based on his attorney's comments it sounds like he will fight it and try to get the charge reduced further or dropped.
rumor has it that the frog was in my back pocket since I am 5'8" tall and weight 230 lbs I do have a concern for the frog !
IMO .. the civil suit has less of a chance of winning if they avoid trial. Plea to some community service for involvement in a fight, does not indicate guilt towards kicking the kid in the head.
