Baltimore’s Far From Done Despite Collapse of Criminal Case

The Baltimore Police Department incurred some $7 million in costs, including about $4.5 million in overtime and $2.5 million in supplies that included riot gear. This is not just an indictment of Marilyn Mosby but certainly the City Council, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and others should have been more involved in this whole process to assess the likelihood of outcomes considering the considerable financial burden we are under. During the trial of van driver Officer Caesar Goodson, Chief Deputy State’s Attorney Michael Schatzow accused a lead detective of trying to sabotage the investigation; in turn, the detective accused another prosecutor, Jan Bledsoe, of dismissing unfavorable evidence. Gray died from injuries sustained in police custody on April 12 previous year.

“When a police defendant is on trial, the system shows a particular sensitivity and awareness of the defendant’s rights, which frequently is not demonstrated for a typical indictment defendant”, said Colbert.

Baltimore’s Police Commissioner Kevin Davis has requested that police in Montgomery County and Howard County conduct the internal review.

Successful prosecution was impossible without an independent investigation, a say in whether the cases would be heard before a judge or jury, community oversight of police and major justice reforms, she said. Three other officers were acquitted in bench trials. Samuel Cogen of the Baltimore Sheriff’s Office, the law enforcement officer who filed the charging documents against the officers. Three of the officers charged in his arrest and death are black, and three are white. “There was a political motivation and the charges were not supported by evidence”.

Baltimore City alone will foot the bill, McCarthy said. But the message to every police officer is: You must protect and safeguard your prisoner or face possible prosecution.

[Lt.] Rice accuses Mosby of realizing the case would draw widespread media attention and speaking “in a divisive and inciting manner” while making false statements about him.

“That’s a mistake the state’s attorney’s office made and some reason they’re angry about that”, said defense attorney Ivan Bates defense, of the warrants for the cellphone.

Four of the officers who were charged with felonies were suspended without pay a year ago, but they can seek back pay while the internal review is conducted.

Despite the failure of the criminal cases, Mr.