Charges dropped against 3 remaining officers in Freddie Gray case
Prosecutors don’t believe they can get convictions.
Click here for reuse options!The startling move was an apparent acknowledgement of the unlikelihood of a conviction following the acquittals of three other officers on similar and more serious charges by Circuit Judge Barry G. Williams, who was expected to preside over the remaining trials as well.
It also means the office of Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby will secure no convictions in the case after more than a year of dogged fighting, against increasingly heavy odds, to hold someone criminally accountable in Gray’s death.
Officer William Porter’s trial ended with a hung jury and a mistrial in December, before Williams acquitted Officers Edward Nero and Caesar Goodson and Lt. Brian Rice at bench trials in May, June, and July, respectively.
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6 responses to Charges dropped against 3 remaining officers in Freddie Gray case
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Suzanne McFly July 27th, 2016 at 10:10
This is pathetic but I would of been surprised if any thing different happened.
Howard Pearce @HAPlibertarian July 27th, 2016 at 10:19
Notice how the article says “criminally accountable” – no mention of just accountable.
Guy Lauten July 27th, 2016 at 10:24
Unfortunately I am not surprised at all. This is Amerika, where a “legal” gang of white thugs in blue can snap the spine of a black man out of petty retribution for imagined offenses and walk away. No institutional racism at all, right Mr. Roberts?
LoisB July 27th, 2016 at 11:49
Surprise, surprise.
Mike July 27th, 2016 at 14:09
So Freddie killed himself ….???
Pick up guy alive…drop him off dead with a broken back, crushed larynx, and severed spinal cord…all self inflicted…???
amongoose July 27th, 2016 at 15:01
As inept as the prosecution has proven itself, maybe it’s a good call.