Posted on 07/31/2015 8:57:29 AM PDT by conservativejoy
Prosecutors have information indicating that Freddie Gray "attempted to injure himself" during a previous arrest, but have intentionally withheld it from their criminal case against the six Baltimore police officers charged in Gray's apprehension and death in April, the officers' attorneys said in a court filing Thursday..
"Based upon information and belief, the State's Attorney's Office was informed of this fact, yet failed to disclose to the Defendants any statements, reports, or other communications relating to this information," they wrote.
Gray, a 25-year-old Baltimore man with a history of arrests, died in April after suffering a severe spinal cord injury in a police van. Six officers who were involved in his arrest and transport on April 12 have been charged with violations that range from misconduct in office to second-degree murder
Defense: Mosby either failed to turn over Freddie Gray evidence, or independent investigation didn't happen.
All of the officers have pleaded not guilty; a trial date is set for October. In the meantime, prosecutors and defense attorneys have been battling through pretrial motions and other filings.
In their filing Thursday, the defense attorneys said prosecutors have withheld "multiple witness statements from individuals who stated that Mr. Gray was banging and shaking the van at various points" after his arrest April 12, as well as "police reports, court records, and witness statements indicating that on prior occasions, Mr. Gray had fled from police and attempted to discard drugs."
A spokeswoman for State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby declined to comment. But in a court filing, prosecutors have said they gave defense attorneys all the evidence to which they are entitled last month as part of the discovery process.
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This was deliberate. Grounds for disbarment.
Interesting, no?
Don’t tell me the police do not conspire against police; They do.
I think Mosby is more likely to do time than the innocent cops she is trying to railroad.
This DA is only going to be saved because of the color of her skin. Any other DA doing this would be force-registered as a Democrat (if they were not already) and then protected at all costs.
Actually, this DA has a rather tin ear, politically.
And yes, this DA may just throw the cases.
Nah. She’ll get a pass. Melanin-protected.
Given the obvious problems the BPD have with writing truthful reports their interpretation of anyone trying to ‘injure themselves’ is highly suspect.
Probably, but I do think her incompetence and malevolence is going to help the officers beat the false charges.
What do they think he did to self-inflict severing his own chord 80%?
If obama had a son, he would’t have been mutilated and sold as spare parts.
He purposely banged he head, I believe.
You can do an amazing amount of damage to yourself by disregarding your own instincts for self-preservation.
And since he had done it before, he knew he had to do some major damage to get the proper effect. You can’t get out of prison for a little boo-boo
If true, and the fact that DA has not commented lends strong suspicion that it is true, it create HUGE problem for DA.
When anything is withheld, Def lawyers scream. Often it is a little nothing that is forgotten; an innocent, correctable mistake.
It’s never something of middling importance.
If not very insignificant, it’s always something huge such as this and is a disaster for DA, because if it’s big, then DA made a specific, conscious choice to not reveal.
Can wee all say “Nifong” boys and girls.
DA’s required release of information to Def team is not a cat and mouse game. Def gets everything, or motion to withhold is argued before judge.
Again, if true, and it’s only a motion/claim be Def at this time, it’s how lawyers get sanctioned and disbarred.
The worst part is, if case gets dumped, for any reason, it will be an “excuse” to riot again.
Headline is very misleading.
FR headline says it happened.
In article and in newspaper, it’s only a defense claim. Two very different things.
The autopsy report does not indicate that his spinal cord was severed 80%. He had a cervical fracture consistent with the type of injury sustained in a diving accident.
Grounds also for quashing the indictment, yes?
Had to shorten the headline due to the limit of words allowed by the system. Sorry. Based on the information in the article, I think the defenses claim is very solid.
The autopsy report does not indicate that his spinal cord was severed 80%. He had a cervical fracture consistent with the type of injury sustained in a diving accident.
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