Posted on 07/18/2016 7:53:08 AM PDT by Prov1322
Prosecutors in Baltimore have failed for the fourth time to secure a conviction in the Freddie Gray case, with Circuit Judge Barry Williams acquitting Lt. Brian Rice of all charges related to Gray's arrest and death.
Williams cleared Rice, 42, of involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office in a downtown Baltimore courtroom on Monday morning. The judge had dismissed a second-degree assault charge at the trial's midpoint, and prosecutors dropped a second misconduct charge at the start.
Rice selected a bench trial rather than a jury trial, putting his legal fate in Williams' hands. He was was fourth of six officers charged in the case to go to trial.
Williams previously acquitted two other officers — Edward Nero and Caesar Goodson Jr. — of all charges in May and June, respectively. A fourth officer, William Porter, had a mistrial in December after a 12-member jury could not reach a consensus on any of the charges against him.
Rice's acquittal is likely to renew calls for Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby to drop the remaining charges in the case, including from the union that represents the city's rank-and-file officers.
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Total waste of money.
She should be disbarred.
Thanks for the post, Prov1322!
Judge Barry Glenn Williams is a black man.
This woman should be disbarred immediately. What an incompetent hack.
YW. Trust that all is well with you!
Give them room to destroy.
The kangaroo court won’t cooperate.
Total waste of money.
She should be disbarred.
Acquittals: 4 out of 4
Prosecutor 0 out of 4.
She’ll probably run for Congress and win.
Good. They should not have been charged in the first place. Waste of taxpayer money. Mosby is an incompetent moron of the first water.
Throw her out..!
Total activist..!
Spewed BLM rhetoric on live TV, good God..!
Is there NOTHING we won’t brook?
Hopefully, BLM won’t retaliate there.
Hopefully, BLM won’t retaliate there.
Hopefully, BLM won’t retaliate there.
Acquittals: 4 out of 4
Prosecutor 0 out of 4.
I guess that was worth repeating.sorry
“THIS IS OUR DAY..!” she thundered.
How about TODAY, eh...?
Just desserts.
There’ll be a fire sale in the Baltimore Target stores tonight!
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