Jury trial.
I know that this is Baltimore, and not Washington, DC - but watching the legal hijinks over the past few years, I would not want any kind of trial in Washington, DC (jury or judge). The people in that town worship the Big State as their god, and if any government official tells them that someone did something that threatens their idol, they will find him guilty. No matter what.
Washington DC, is a different planet with a people who operate antithetical to our Constitution and God's Word.
Hopefully Baltimore is better - for this guy's sake.
Jury nullification.