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发帖数: 29576 | 1 A judge has denied the request of State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby to keep
attorneys in the Freddie Case from publicizing evidence before the trial.
Mosby, who is prosecuting six police officers in Gray's death, wanted a
court hearing to argue for a protective order that would bar the release of
any evidence — or, if the officers' attorneys agreed, to post all of it
online.
Mosby said she was concerned that the defense attorneys would leak only
evidence that supported their clients' defense, jeopardizing the ability to
conduct a fair trial.
Gray, 25, died in April after sustaining a severe spinal cord injury while
in police custody.
In a ruling issued Monday, Judge Barry G. Williams rejected Mosby's request
without a hearing. He wrote that the state "does not suggest there is
anything in discovery that warrants restricting disclosure."
"The Court notes that discovery was turned over on June 26, 2015, and as of
this date, the court is not aware of the dissemination of any discovery
information by Defendants," Williams wrote. "The only discovery item that
has become public as of this date has been information from the autopsy
report, and at the time of the alleged disclosure, the report had not been
turned over to Defendants."
Williams concluded that "there simply is no basis in the assertions
presented to the court for the broad and extraordinary relief sought in the
motion."
The six officers involved in Gray's arrest and transport have been charged
with crimes ranging from misconduct in office to second-degree murder. The
officers have pleaded not guilty; their trial is scheduled for October.
Their lawyers declined to comment on the ruling Monday. Mosby's office did
not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A separate motion by Mosby's office for a gag order on trial participants
was struck because of a procedural misstep. It was filed in Circuit Court on
May 14, a week before the officers were indicted, and the case was
transferred there from District Court. |
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