Criminal
Mar. 16, 2016
One day isn't enough to bring a real prosecution
The prosecution in the Freddie Gray case had alleged second-degree murder, manslaughter and assault after a one-day investigation of six officers.
Lawrence Waddington
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Email: waddington1@aol.com
Lawrence is a retired Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge and former assistant attorney general for the state of California. He is author of "Disorder in the Court" at Amazon.com. He also edits the 9th Circuit blog, "The 9th Circuit Watch."
Elation of Baltimore, Md., law enforcement critics subsided last month when a jury was unable to find local police officer William Porter guilty of multiple charges filed against him arising from the death for Freddie Gray. The prosecution had alleged second-degree murder, manslaughter and assault after a one-day investigation of six officers. No prosecutor would file these charges without a more thorough review of the evidence, an understanding of the applicable homicide law, and the evid...
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