Expert Perspective: The Eric Garner Decision

Weeks after discussing the grand jury decision to not indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, Roger A. Fairfax, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Public Engagement, spoke again with GW Today to discuss a New York City grand jury not indicting a city police officer in the death of Eric Garner. A grand jury expert, Dean Fairfax addressed questions about reconciling the video evidence in Garner's case, how a federal prosecutor might bring charges against the police officer, and the differences between federal and state grand jury compositions.