Today, the judge rendered his decision in the latest criminal prosecution to come out of the death of Freddie Gray. This was proclaimed by the "experts" as the strongest of the prosecutions. This was the policeman who was most to blame for Gray's death (at least that is what they told us over and over and over again.) The judge, however, had other ideas. He acquitted the defendant of all charges. From comments that the judge made during the trial, he was less than impressed by the evidence of wrongdoing produced by the state.
This is just the latest defendant that the state has failed to convict. The first policeman had a jury trial and there was a hung jury. The second was acquitted by a judge. The state is 0 for 3. And it is no surprise. These prosecutions of police were an attempt by the Baltimore mayor and states attorney to turn what seemed like a tragic accident into a criminal action. The court in Maryland deserves credit for not permitting mob justice to triumph over the requirements of the law.
This is just the latest defendant that the state has failed to convict. The first policeman had a jury trial and there was a hung jury. The second was acquitted by a judge. The state is 0 for 3. And it is no surprise. These prosecutions of police were an attempt by the Baltimore mayor and states attorney to turn what seemed like a tragic accident into a criminal action. The court in Maryland deserves credit for not permitting mob justice to triumph over the requirements of the law.
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