+Biscuits Brown MVC Posted June 23, 2016 MVC Share Posted June 23, 2016 Just in, according to be both CNN and Fox News, found not guilty on all counts. Additional Source: CBS Baltimore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xendrome Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Let the riots begin.... it's fun to celebrate the justice system when they get the verdict they want and then riot or act the fool when it's not what they want as individuals. Best part is, anyone who is on the other end of the law wants a fair trial, and the people that riot or act out would want the same thing. Jim K and +Raze 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 (edited) That's the second acquittal in this case. A judge gave a direct verdict (no jury) in May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Biscuits Brown MVC Posted June 23, 2016 Author MVC Share Posted June 23, 2016 21 minutes ago, DocM said: That's the second acquittal in this case. A judge gave a direct verdict (no jury) in May. And the first trial before these was hung so it's not looking good for Mosby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted July 18, 2016 Subscriber² Share Posted July 18, 2016 HIGHEST-RANKING OFFICER CHARGED IN FREDDIE GRAY CASE ACQUITTED ON ALL COUNTS INCLUDING INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 (edited) Another bench (judge, no jury) verdict, and Judge Barry Williams is black so BLM etc. don't have the racism card to play. +Gary7 and Nogib 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGHammer Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 How many defendants are left? This isn't just looking bad, this is looking a lot like "Duke Lacrosse II". (We should remember what happened with "Duke Lacrosse" - no convictions, and the ADA was whacked for misconduct, tossed and disbarred.) DocM 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted July 18, 2016 Subscriber² Share Posted July 18, 2016 1 minute ago, PGHammer said: How many defendants are left? This isn't just looking bad, this is looking a lot like "Duke Lacrosse II". (We should remember what happened with "Duke Lacrosse" - no convictions, and the ADA was whacked for misconduct, tossed and disbarred.) Two I think. That ADA needs to resign. DocM and Nogib 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 (edited) Slam dunk. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/freddie-gray/bs-md-ci-rice-verdict-20160718-story.html Quote > Rice selected a bench trial rather than a jury trial, putting his legal fate in Williams' hands. He was the fourth of six officers charged in the case to go to trial.Williams said prosecutors had failed to meet their burden of proving the charges beyond a reasonable doubt, instead asking the court to rely on "presumptions or assumptions" — something it cannot do. He said the court "cannot be swayed by sympathy, prejudice or public opinion." Based on the law, he said, the prosecution failed to prove the elements of the crimes. The prosecution did not show Rice acted in a "grossly negligent manner," required of manslaughter, he said. It did not show that Rice acted in an unreasonable way or ignored the substantial risk in placing Gray in a police van without a seat belt, required for reckless endangerment, he said. And, it did not show Rice acted "corruptly," which is required for misconduct in office, he said. > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted July 18, 2016 Subscriber² Share Posted July 18, 2016 The charges against the remain two officers should be dropped as Maryland will just be wasting money trying them. There is no way now they can possibly be convicted, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 More about Judge Williams. Looks like a former prosecutor, and a solid jurist with tons of civil rights credentials. Judge Barry Glenn Williams Age: 53 Title: Associate judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court, since December 2005 Career highlights; Led the court's criminal division from 2012 until January 2016. Chaired Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for Baltimore, 2012-2014. Special litigation counsel for the civil rights division of the U.S. Justice Department, 2002-2005. Trial attorney in the civil rights division of the U.S. Department of Justice, 1997-2002. Assistant state's attorney in Baltimore, 1989-1997 +Gary7 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxyztplk Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Higher-office-seeking, power-mad prosecutors MATTER! (Until the verdict, that is.) DocM 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 (edited) 11 minutes ago, mxyztplk said: Higher-office-seeking, power-mad prosecutors MATTER! (Until the verdict, that is.) That about sums it up. That said, I'm sure she has a bright future in the community organizing business. Hell, some day she may use it to springboard a run for president +Gary7 and mxyztplk 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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