An Ohio grand jury determined last month that
the police shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice was justified and
therefore never voted on criminal charges against the officers involved.
A report published Wednesday
suggested the grand jury improperly concluded its deliberations by
never voting on the charges, but prosecutor's spokesman told NBC News
his office handles all police use-of-force cases the same.
"The first question the grand jury has to decide
after concluding their investigation is whether the officer's use of
deadly force was justified under the law," Joseph Frolik said. "If they
decide it was justified, they don't vote on criminal charges. If they
decide it's not justified, they then vote on possible criminal charges."
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Source: NBC News
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