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Weekend Insider: Runoff Voting, Errors in Judgment

Who will show up to vote for the July 31 runoff election, and what happens when prosecutors make mistakes?

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Nobody knows exactly who will show up to vote in the July 31 runoff election. Ross Ramsey explains why a group of voters who head to the polls for one candidate may actually help another. Then Brandi Grissom takes an in-depth look at prosecutorial errors and their powerful consequences in criminal cases. 

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