Posted on 06/19/2015 3:09:26 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby's office has fired back at a defense argument that she should be removed from prosecuting six city police officers in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray because of conflicts of interest, saying in a strongly-worded rebuttal the officers and their attorneys are distorting facts in the hope that "vitriol will trump logic.".
The officers' attorneys have argued for weeks that Mosby and her office should be recused from the high-profile case because of conflicts of interest — including that Mosby could become a "central witness" in the case because her office communicated with police about increasing drug enforcement on the corner where police came in contact with Gray weeks prior to his arrest.
Defense attorneys have also claimed conflicts exist in the fact that Mosby's husband, City Councilman Nick Mosby, represents the district where Gray was arrested; that Billy Murphy Jr., the Gray family's attorney, once represented Mosby, sat on her transition team and donated to her campaign; and that Deputy State's Attorney Janice Bledsoe is in a relationship with WBAL reporter Jayne Miller, who interviewed a key witness in the case and could become a witness herself.
Gray, 25, was arrested April 12 and sustained a spinal cord injuries while in police custody, in the back of a police transport wagon, Mosby has said. His death a week later sparked protests against police brutality, leading to unrest, looting and rioting.....
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Hope they get one. The defense would be in great condition if Mosby remains as the Prosecutor. She’s as dumb as a box of rocks.
If you ask me, Mosby should be the one under investigation.
Peter Principle meet Affirmative Action.
I agree. It’s pretty damn obvious she is a big part of the problem.
Don’t give her any money to rebuild or replace anything, either!
insulting to boxes of rocks everywhere
lol
What facts.
This racist witch won’t release any of the evidence in the case. The one “distorting facts” is you Ms. Mosby!
Have you ever seen a bigger joke than this Mosby flake? Can’t even file the motions in the right court and then publicly criticizes the defense when they do file in the right court.
“conflicts of interest — including that Mosby could become a “central witness” in the case because her office communicated with police about increasing drug enforcement on the corner where police came in contact with Gray weeks prior to his arrest.” It is not in the interest of justice for Gray, the officers, or Baltimore for Mosby’s office to handle this prosecution.
Unless the judge is corrupt, he/she cannot deny Mosby’s major interest in convicting the officers of SOMETHING, specifically because SHE requested the increased drug enforcement. If the police merely carried out her request, Mosby is the author of Gray’s demise. To save her bacon politically unless their conduct exceeded legality and her expectations of what “increased drug enforcement” meant on a practical level.
Of course, her deposition or testimony under oath regarding who prompted her to request the enhanced enforcement, could be very interesting. (How did she know it was needed? Why exactly there? Who did she speak to about it?) Also whether she had any knowledge, before she made the request, about complaints against Baltimore cops for “rough rides”, deaths in custody, or brutal treatment of minorities. If she wasn’t aware of it, she was incompetent. If she was aware, she knowingly put mean-mistreaters on Freddie. We can assume the defense is mining video of her campaign speeches and prior statements for any criticism of police conduct.
Mosby is the perfect Democrat political hack: Black, female, vitriolic, and racially biased. We will see how incompetent she is when she starts to lose motions on the change of venue issue, which witnesses will be subpoenaed to testify for the defense, internal emails to the Police, complaints about the drug crime at North and Penn. area, etc.
Baltimore voted for this clown. Now they will have to endure the second act of the show, the first act being the riots/looting/burning.
Welcome to “Bodybag City”, you all.
Your analysis is perfect and honest officers of the court all recognize the jeopardy she and the city are in. Some rational humans must be searching for an escape plan for this fiasco. Sadly the mobs will not understand anything less than the justice she promised and will tear Baltimore apart all over again.
And she’s a friend of TransRachel Dolezal. What could be better?
She has become the racism she hates.
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