{"id":15419,"date":"2015-06-12T12:18:33","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T19:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=15419"},"modified":"2015-06-12T12:18:33","modified_gmt":"2015-06-12T19:18:33","slug":"probable-cause-now-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/06\/12\/probable-cause-now-what\/","title":{"rendered":"Probable Cause: Now What?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I learned that community activists had filed a motion before an Ohio court to indict the police officers, who murdered Tamir Rice, I expected to wait weeks, if not months, for a decision.  To my great surprise, it came in just a couple days.  It was not everything I had hoped, but almost.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"0612TamirProtest\"A judge in Cleveland ruled Thursday that probable cause existed to charge two Cleveland police officers in the death of a 12-year-old boy, Tamir Rice, but the judge also said he did not have the power to order arrests without a complaint being filed by a prosecutor.<\/p>\n

In his ruling, Judge Ronald B. Adrine, presiding judge of the Municipal Court, found probable cause to charge Officer Timothy Loehmann, who fired the fatal shot, with murder, involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide and dereliction of duty. He also found probable cause to charge Officer Loehmann\u2019s partner, Officer Frank Garmback, with negligent homicide and dereliction of duty.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis court determines that complaints should be filed by the prosecutor of the City of Cleveland and\/or the Cuyahoga County prosecutor,\u201d Judge Adrine wrote\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The problem is that the judge did not order the prosecutor to indict, and the decision will be left to a Grand Jury.<\/font><\/p>\n

Chris Hayes<\/a> provided excellent coverage, with three different guests.<\/font><\/p>\n