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Wachtler went to prison for about 13 months
Not sure if any ham sandwiches were involved in his conviction
Maybe not a ham sandwich, but possibly a harassing nosh on a Reuben.
https://abovethelaw.com/2016/02/criminally-yours-indicting-a-ham-sandwich/• In 22 states, the prosecutor must obtain an indictment before he can proceed with a felony prosecution, and while it sounds like a fancy legal term, don’t be fooled — indictments are easy to obtain.
• Grand juries are the prosecutor’s babies. They decide who gets picked, what evidence gets presented, and what gets left out. There’s no judge, no defense attorney, and generally a defendant only testifies in rare circumstances — his story is so air tight that there’s no down side in putting him in. There’s no necessity for unanimity among the 23 or so jurors, and the standard of proof is so low — that probable cause exists to believe a crime has been committed — anyone, for the merest hint of an offense, can get indicted.