jimnyc
06-25-2016, 07:29 PM
My belief is that a lot of this was dictated by anger and riots. She made rash decisions with not much evidence to back it up, similar to the protesters and rioters. And now, thus far there have been 3 trials and 3 not guilty verdicts, and Mosby is looking dumb and dumber. And then of course these verdicts will likely play a part in the upcoming trials.
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Freddie Gray verdict: Baltimore officer who drove van not guilty on all charges
(CNN)Baltimore police officer Caesar Goodson, who drove the van in which Freddie Gray was fatally injured, was found not guilty Thursday on all charges, including the most serious count of second-degree depraved-heart murder.
Wearing a dark suit and blue shirt, Goodson stood motionless as the verdict was read.
The officer's daughter wept as the judge enumerated the reasons for the acquittal, count by count, over 40 minutes. Then Goodson embraced members of his family and legal team.
Gray, who was 25, suffered a devastating spinal injury and died in April 2015, about a week after he was arrested and placed into a prisoner van.
Though Gray's death became a symbol of the black community's distrust of police and triggered days of violent protests, the state has failed to secure a single conviction following three high-profile trials.
Three of the officers charged are white, three are black.
The prosecution painted Goodson as one of the worst protagonists in Gray's death.
But Judge Barry Williams disagreed, saying the state "failed to meet its burden to show that the actions of the defendant rose above mere civil negligence."
Goodson also faced charges of second-degree assault, misconduct in office, involuntary manslaughter, manslaughter by vehicles (gross negligence), manslaughter by vehicle (criminal negligence) and reckless endangerment.
Four other officers await trial, but legal experts are now questioning whether those cases will hold up.
"It does not bode well for prosecution," CNN legal analyst Danny Cevallos said.
The verdict "sends a message to the public and to the courts and the prosecution that if you can't convict beyond a reasonable doubt as to a high charge like murder, what does it say about lesser crimes?"
http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/23/us/baltimore-goodson-verdict-freddie-gray/
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Freddie Gray verdict: Baltimore officer who drove van not guilty on all charges
(CNN)Baltimore police officer Caesar Goodson, who drove the van in which Freddie Gray was fatally injured, was found not guilty Thursday on all charges, including the most serious count of second-degree depraved-heart murder.
Wearing a dark suit and blue shirt, Goodson stood motionless as the verdict was read.
The officer's daughter wept as the judge enumerated the reasons for the acquittal, count by count, over 40 minutes. Then Goodson embraced members of his family and legal team.
Gray, who was 25, suffered a devastating spinal injury and died in April 2015, about a week after he was arrested and placed into a prisoner van.
Though Gray's death became a symbol of the black community's distrust of police and triggered days of violent protests, the state has failed to secure a single conviction following three high-profile trials.
Three of the officers charged are white, three are black.
The prosecution painted Goodson as one of the worst protagonists in Gray's death.
But Judge Barry Williams disagreed, saying the state "failed to meet its burden to show that the actions of the defendant rose above mere civil negligence."
Goodson also faced charges of second-degree assault, misconduct in office, involuntary manslaughter, manslaughter by vehicles (gross negligence), manslaughter by vehicle (criminal negligence) and reckless endangerment.
Four other officers await trial, but legal experts are now questioning whether those cases will hold up.
"It does not bode well for prosecution," CNN legal analyst Danny Cevallos said.
The verdict "sends a message to the public and to the courts and the prosecution that if you can't convict beyond a reasonable doubt as to a high charge like murder, what does it say about lesser crimes?"
http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/23/us/baltimore-goodson-verdict-freddie-gray/