Prosecutors could have never won a trial to convict Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown and the grand jury 's decision not to indict Wilson was the right call , former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday . `` I believe it was a correct verdict . In fact , I think it was the only verdict the grand jury could reach , '' Giuliani told CNN 's New Day . Giuliani , who also served six years as a U.S. attorney , said the case against Wilson failed the two tests that should be considered in weighing an indictment : whether there is probable cause and whether a prosecutor could clinch a conviction . The one-time Republican presidential candidate said he does n't `` think there 's any question they did n't have probable cause '' and said the prosecution `` could never have won this case . '' Complete coverage of what 's happening in Ferguson . `` They would 've been destroyed at trial by a halfway competent defense lawyer because of all the inconsistencies , '' he said . `` If you ca n't prove probable cause , how are you going to prove it beyond a reasonable doubt when the witnesses are contradicting themselves ? '' Giuliani has been a vocal critic of the coverage of the situation in Ferguson , saying over the weekend on NBC 's `` Meet the Press '' that what happened to Michael Brown does not exemplify a larger national problem . RELATED : Ferguson an exception as '93 % of blacks are killed by other blacks , ' Giuliani says . Several of the witnesses in the case gave conflicting versions of the altercation between Brown and Wilson that either contradicted the physical evidence or their own previous statements , St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloh said at a press conference Monday night . Giuliani added that law enforcement officials should have responded more directly and forcefully to protests that turned violent Monday night . `` You have every right to protest , you have every right to scream , you have every right to yell . The first time you throw something at a police officer , you get handcuffed arrested and taken away , '' Giuliani said . He added that he would have doubled or tripled the police presence in Ferguson . RELATED : Congressional Black Caucus channels Ferguson 'slap in the face '
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani said the Ferguson grand jury had reached the ' correct verdict ' The former mayor of New York City said the case against Darren had failed its tests . Giuliani was interviewed Tuesday morning with America 's New Day .