Posted on 09/02/2015 6:17:37 PM PDT by conservativejoy
As Cortney wrote earlier today, a judge refused to dismiss the criminal charges against the six officers who were involved in the death of Freddie Gray. There will now be six separate trials for the officers involved (via CNN):
A Baltimore judge ruled Wednesday there will be separate trials for each of the six police officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray.
The ruling represented a small victory for the defendants on a day that Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams earlier denied two key defense motions in the case -- one seeking its dismissal for alleged prosecutorial misconduct and another calling for prosecutor Marilyn Mosby to recuse herself.
Prosecutors had asked that three of the six officers be tried together; defense lawyers argued for separate trials for each
Williams said holding the trials together as the prosecution requested "is not in the interest of justice."
Gray was the subject of a controversial arrest on April 12. He suffered a severe spinal injury in police custody and died a week later. By April 27, the day of Gray’s funeral, the rioting and clashes with police had reached its most intense level. It reached a point where Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency and deployed the National Guard.
In May, Marilyn Mosby, the State Attorney for Baltimore City, indicted six officers in the death of Freddie Gray on charges that included vehicular manslaughter, reckless endangerment, second-degree assault, false imprisonment, and misconduct in office. Around the time of the indictments, crime began to spike in Baltimore.
At the same time, the situation placed the city’s police department under the microscope and found that it had a sordid history of false arrests and misconduct in office. With Mosby, she said that Gray’s knife, which was on him during his arrest, was legal. That didn’t turn out to be entirely truthful either.
Regardless, the police department is now more “hesitant” to do their jobs. The department is demoralized; federal agents have been brought in to work with homicide units to curb the violence; and the city is once again bracing for unrest.
Arrests were made earlier today during the pre-trial hearing.
She could easily be brought in as a defense witness regarding her role in asking for police escalation in the very area Gray was arrested at.
Anybody have any history on this judge?
“There will now be six separate trials for the officers involved.”
Awesome! That’ll be MUCH more inexpensive for the TAXPAYERS in the area!!
*Rolleyes*
They are doing everything they can to convict somebody of something and are probably trying to get one to accuse the others.
That means they can have separate riots for each one that’s acquitted.
'Spain this to me please.
Next up god change of venue
Dindu nuffins protesting re arrests.
That motion to change the venue was denied, as was the recusal of Mosby. I think it is to the defendents’ advantage if Mosby is the prosecutor, since she is so incompetent.
Protesters, outside.
The main reason for this is so the black DA, and the all black juries, and the black judge, will be able to declare the white defendants guilty and the black defendants innocent.
News said. Change of venue was to be heard next week. Just no quick judgment today. Full hearing then. Greta said a video of demonstrations today would guarantee the change
I will Spain it. The white officers get black juries. The black officers get black juries. Wanna guess what happens?
Thankz. I’m surprised that any “protesters in Ball-mere would get picked up.
Doesn’t it depend on the skin color of the local State Attorney?
If no change of venue there should be massive police protests, police from all over should be all over this.
Orioles and Ravens fans should boycott.
Hope they do get a change of venue. Thanks for the info.
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