Ferguson Legal Experts Love 'Ham Sandwich' Indictment Line

There were so many smart takes, it was hard to keep track during Monday's coverage of a Ferguson grand jury's decision to not indict Officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown.

One platitude the legal experts of television went to over and over: A prosecutor can get a "ham sandwich" indicted if he or she wants, as popularized by former New York State chief judge Sol Wachtler.

Television is terrible sometimes.

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