NAACP calls for new Ferguson grand jury, investigation

The NAACP on Monday asked the presiding circuit judge in St. Louis County to convene a new grand jury to investigate the Aug. 9 shooting of an unarmed black man by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo.

The organization’s Legal Defense and Educational Fund said Monday it had submitted a letter to Judge Maura McShane asking her also to conduct an investigation into the grand jury proceedings that on Nov. 24 resulted in the non-indictment of former police officer Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown.

“Our review of these proceedings has raised grave legal concerns, including knowing presentation of false witness testimony, erroneous instructions on the law, and preferential treatment of Mr. Wilson by the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office,” according to a statement released by the Legal Defense and Education Fund’s president, Sherrilyn Ifill.

| Matt Campbell, mcampbell@kcstar.com

This story was originally published January 5, 2015 at 8:59 PM with the headline "NAACP calls for new Ferguson grand jury, investigation."