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Appeal in Baltimore officer's murder trial to be heard in March
Source: Reuters
US | Tue Jan 12, 2016 2:46pm EST
Appeal in Baltimore officer's murder trial to be heard in March
BY IAN SIMPSON
A Maryland appeals court on Tuesday set March 4 for arguments over whether a Baltimore police officer charged in the death of a black detainee must testify against a colleague accused of murder in the same case.
The scheduling by the Maryland Court of Special Appeals could disrupt the months-long timetable for six Baltimore officers facing trial for the death of Freddie Gray in April. His death from a broken neck suffered in a police van triggered protests and rioting and fed a U.S. debate on race and policing.
The appeals court on Monday ordered a delay in the trial of Officer Caesar Goodson Jr., the van's driver, while it determines whether Officer William Porter should be compelled to testify against him and Sergeant Alicia White.
Goodson, 46, is charged with second-degree depraved heart murder, the most serious accusation raised in Gray's death. Porter's trial on involuntary manslaughter and other charges ended in a hung jury last month, and a retrial is set for June.
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Appeal in Baltimore officer's murder trial to be heard in March
BY IAN SIMPSON
A Maryland appeals court on Tuesday set March 4 for arguments over whether a Baltimore police officer charged in the death of a black detainee must testify against a colleague accused of murder in the same case.
The scheduling by the Maryland Court of Special Appeals could disrupt the months-long timetable for six Baltimore officers facing trial for the death of Freddie Gray in April. His death from a broken neck suffered in a police van triggered protests and rioting and fed a U.S. debate on race and policing.
The appeals court on Monday ordered a delay in the trial of Officer Caesar Goodson Jr., the van's driver, while it determines whether Officer William Porter should be compelled to testify against him and Sergeant Alicia White.
Goodson, 46, is charged with second-degree depraved heart murder, the most serious accusation raised in Gray's death. Porter's trial on involuntary manslaughter and other charges ended in a hung jury last month, and a retrial is set for June.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-baltimore-police-idUSKCN0UQ2CN20160112