Lawyers for Baltimore Cops Call for Marilyn Mosby to Recuse Herself From Case
BALTIMORE, May 8 (UPI) — Lawyers representing six Baltimore police officers charged with the death of Freddie Gray filed motions Friday to have the case dismissed and for the office of State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby to recuse itself.
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The motion requested the charges be dropped alleging the statement of charges and arrest warnings on May 1 were not filed by the state’s attorney’s office, as they should by law, but instead from the Baltimore City’s Sheriff’s Office.
Additionally, the lawyers call for Mosby’s removal from the case saying she and her husband, Baltimore City Council member Nick Mosby, stand to have personal gain from the cases. Court documents also say she has personal relationships with some of the people who are likely to testify at trial as well as William Murphy, the Gray family attorney.
All six officers face multiple charges, including second-degree assault, a misdemeanor that comes with a possible 10-year sentence. One officer, Officer Caesar R. Goodson Jr., 45, was charged with second-degree depraved heart murder, a felony with a possible 30-year sentence.
The others charged are Officer William G. Porter, 25; Lt. Brian W. Rice, 41; Sgt. Alicia D. White, 30; Officer Edward M. Nero, 29; and Officer Garrett E. Miller, 26. The six are expected in court on May 27.
Marc Zayon, the attorney representing Nero, emailed a statement to UPI saying “the motions speak for themselves.
“I look forward to litigating them in court.”
