Posted on 04/17/2022 3:30:20 PM PDT by Libloather
At today’s hearing on Marilyn Mosby’s motion to have the federal charges against her thrown out, her lawyer argued that Leo J. Wise, the lead prosecutor, “has a penchant for prosecuting Black elected officials.”
“All we did was draw the logical conclusion from his past conduct that this prosecution is consistent with his history of prosecuting Black elected officials,” asserted attorney A. Scott Bolden.
U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby, who is Black, pushed back.
“Are you aware, Mr. Bolden, of any evidence that Mr. Wise has been found to have prosecuted someone because of their race?” she asked.
“In all fairness, judge, I am not,” Bolden said, moving swiftly on to his other arguments.
None of those arguments succeeded in persuading Griggsby, either. Nor did it likely help his case that he interrupted the judge at several points, prompting her to repeatedly chide him.
“Just a moment, Mr. Bolden,” she said. “Let the court speak!”
By the end of the 90-minute hearing, Griggsby ruled against all three of the defense pleadings:
• That the charges be dismissed on the grounds of vindictive and selective prosecution.
• That Wise be prohibited from trying the case.
• That the government produce more pre-trial evidence (a “bill of particulars” in Bolden’s words) to back up the charges.
(Excerpt) Read more at baltimorebrew.com ...
Well, the Race Card didn’t work, this time, but they have 51 more of ‘em, assuming they carry only one deck.
“All we did was draw the logical conclusion from his past conduct that this prosecution is consistent with his history of prosecuting Black elected officials,”
The logical conclusion could also be “if the shoe fits....”
She’s still gonna to walk. The hardest thing to do in American politics these days is bringing black democrats to justice.
“Black elected officials”; in Baltimore?
Aren’t they all”?
She also once blamed republicans for baltimore failures.
There has been exactly one elected Republican in Baltimore since wwii.
prolly a 5 deck shoe...
Mosby is a racist POS. One reason Baltimore has a very high rate of crime among “the brothers”. Poor prosecution of criminals because of their skin color.
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