CONFIDENCE IN GRAND JURY'S FINDINGS IN SHOOTING DEATH.(MAIN)

Byline: ROBERT M. CARNEY District Attorney Schenectady County

Fred LeBrun's recent critique of the grand jury investigation into the shooting death of 10-year-old Roarke Wooding by 15-year-old Scott O'Malley, in which he laments the ``hideous route'' to justice taken by ``overzealous prosecution,'' betrays a fundamental and cavalier ignorance of the facts and the process.

Mr. LeBrun suggests that the grand jury investigation was unnecessary or excessive because it was ``obvious'' after ``a couple of weeks of investigation'' that there was no ``criminal intent.'' Mr. LeBrun does not say what investigation he conducted or was privy to, or what facts made the …