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Judi Lynn

(160,554 posts) Fri Jun 26, 2015, 06:34 PM Jun 2015

Baltimore prosecutors dispute motion to move Freddie Gray death trial

Source: Reuters

Baltimore prosecutors dispute motion to move Freddie Gray death trial

Source: Reuters - Fri, 26 Jun 2015 22:01 GMT

By Donna Owens

BALTIMORE, June 26 (Reuters) - Baltimore prosecutors on Friday disputed a defense motion to move the trial of police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, saying jurors could be impartial in the high-profile case.

In a filing in Baltimore City Circuit Court, State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby and Deputy State's Attorney Janice Bledsoe said lawyers for the six officers relied upon an outdated view of how prejudice should be measured.

"They misconceive the meaning of juror 'impartiality' in high-publicity cases, incorrectly equating knowledge of a crime with prejudgment of the accused," they wrote in the 55-page filing.

"They also ignore 100 years of precedent by asking the court to order removal so soon after the cases have been charged."

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Baltimore prosecutors dispute motion to move Freddie Gray death trial (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jun 2015 OP

A change of venue? To where? rocktivity Jun 2015 #1

Somewhere in Baltimore county outside of the city where potential jurors have a lot of sympathy for Chakab Jun 2015 #2

Yep. Because it will really be Freddie Gray on trial. Cal Carpenter Jun 2015 #6

No, at a guess probably up around Washington County as its a decent distance away and yet still has cstanleytech Jun 2015 #3

As in, a good-sized predominately white and affluent population rocktivity Jun 2015 #4

I wouldnt know, never been there just basing that off checking out a basic population density map cstanleytech Jun 2015 #5

I don't really have a problem with this. Calista241 Jun 2015 #7

I thought they said that the truth would come out. DiverDave Jun 2015 #8

rocktivity

(44,577 posts)

1. A change of venue? To where?

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 06:49 PM

Jun 2015

A land of Honnah Lee, or the land where the bong tree grows?

rocktivity

Chakab

(1,727 posts)

2. Somewhere in Baltimore county outside of the city where potential jurors have a lot of sympathy for

Reply to rocktivity (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 09:38 PM

Jun 2015

the police and almost no sympathy for people like Freddie Gray.

Cal Carpenter

(4,959 posts)

6. Yep. Because it will really be Freddie Gray on trial.

Reply to Chakab (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 11:08 PM

Jun 2015

rather than the cops. That's how it goes with these things. It was Trayvon on trial when it was supposed to be George Zimmerman. It was Michael Brown on trial... and so on... Discredit them, turn them into the dangerous 'thug', to provide some sick justification for their murders.

And if they move the venue, the jury certainly won't be Freddie Gray's 'peers'.

cstanleytech

(26,299 posts)

3. No, at a guess probably up around Washington County as its a decent distance away and yet still has

Reply to rocktivity (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 10:21 PM

Jun 2015

a good sized population from which to get a jury.

rocktivity

(44,577 posts)

4. As in, a good-sized predominately white and affluent population

Reply to cstanleytech (Reply #3)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 10:26 PM

Jun 2015

more likely to have sympathy for the cops?

rocktivity

cstanleytech

(26,299 posts)

5. I wouldnt know, never been there just basing that off checking out a basic population density map

Reply to rocktivity (Reply #4)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 10:35 PM

Jun 2015

I found on google and the fact thats the only one thats large enough and furthest from Baltimore thats still within the state which isnt saying much since Maryland is a freaking small state.
Edit: Or can they move trial out of state?

Calista241

(5,586 posts)

7. I don't really have a problem with this.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Jun 27, 2015, 01:40 AM

Jun 2015

Trials are moved for a million reasons. Widespread riots and civil unrest over the commitment of a crime should probably be a decent reason to move a trial to a new venue.

DiverDave

(4,886 posts)

8. I thought they said that the truth would come out.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun Jun 28, 2015, 08:01 AM

Jun 2015

The truth is the same in Balmer as it is in Easton.
Hold the trial where it happened.

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