2006-08-18 02:16:53 · 5 answers · asked by sugarcookie 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
The level of proof needed to get an indictment is not very high, so it is easy to get. Once you get an indictment, you need substantial proof to get a conviction. So when someone has been indicted it doesn't necessarily mean that the proof will come out that shows their guilt. Which is why the "presumption of innocence" is important.
2006-08-18 05:05:59 · answer #1 · answered by Kris 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Indict Ham Sandwich
2016-11-07 08:52:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that when a prosecutor calls a grand jury, the odds are so strongly in favor of the prosecution that almost anyone can and will be indicted. Hence "you can indict a ham sandwich".
2006-08-18 02:23:25 · answer #3 · answered by Adios 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is a comment on how much influence prosecutors have on grand juries. The idea is that it can be really easy for them to get an indictment.
2006-08-18 02:25:12 · answer #4 · answered by dark_phoenix 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a slanderous reference to the Jewish practice of keeping kosher.
2006-08-18 02:21:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋