Freddie Gray Prosecutor Faces Possible Disbarment

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Law Prof. John F. Banzhaf has filed a bar complaint against Marilyn Mosby, the State prosecutor in charge of the Freddie Gray case.

According to the complaint, filed by Prof. John F. Banzhaf, Mosby violated multiple provisions of the Maryland Lawyer’s Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC) including withholding exculpatory evidence, making improper public statements and continuing to prosecute a case after there is insufficient evidence to support a conviction.
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“In many situations somebody with legal knowledge to file a complaint — such as an attorney in private practice — would be reluctant to do so because they don't want to stir up controversy…. So, the only group that remains able to do something like this would be law professors. They have legal skill … and we are reasonably impartial,”

"Prof. Banzahf has a history of involvement in high profile cases against overzealous prosecutors. Most notably, he played a role in the disbarment and civil litigation against Duke lacrosse prosecutor Mike Nifong. Banzahf also told LawNewz.com he sees a lot of similarities in how Nifong conducted himself in the Duke lacrosse case to how Mosby has conducted herself in the Freddie Gray matter."

Freddie Gray Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby Slammed With Complaint Seeking Her Disbarment | LawNewz
 
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Law Prof. John F. Banzhaf has filed a bar complaint against Marilyn Mosby, the State prosecutor in charge of the Freddie Gray case.



“In many situations somebody with legal knowledge to file a complaint — such as an attorney in private practice — would be reluctant to do so because they don't want to stir up controversy…. So, the only group that remains able to do something like this would be law professors. They have legal skill … and we are reasonably impartial,”


Freddie Gray Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby Slammed With Complaint Seeking Her Disbarment | LawNewz
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carlos86 said:
Law Prof. John F. Banzhaf has filed a bar complaint against Marilyn Mosby, the State prosecutor in charge of the Freddie Gray case.



“In many situations somebody with legal knowledge to file a complaint — such as an attorney in private practice — would be reluctant to do so because they don't want to stir up controversy…. So, the only group that remains able to do something like this would be law professors. They have legal skill … and we are reasonably impartial,”

"Prof. Banzahf has a history of involvement in high profile cases against overzealous prosecutors. Most notably, he played a role in the disbarment and civil litigation against Duke lacrosse prosecutor Mike Nifong. Banzahf also told LawNewz.com he sees a lot of similarities in how Nifong conducted himself in the Duke lacrosse case to how Mosby has conducted herself in the Freddie Gray matter."

Freddie Gray Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby Slammed With Complaint Seeking Her Disbarment | LawNewz
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There is no greater threat to any legal system than prosecutorial misconduct. If found guilty she should get a stiff prison sentence, not just disbarment.
 
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Just because she's corrupt doesn't mean they were "bogus" charges. An innocent person died in the cops custody just because he had a pocket knife. It's the fkn dumbest death ever, and in any other walk of life...private security, mental health facility, etc....if this death happened on their watch, heads would roll. Nope. Not in this case. Taxpayer pays for it. $6.4m to Gray's family, but it's all good, right? Everybody keeps their jobs, and gets pay during their time off. The police union that leverages as much as possible out of the taxpayer is also paying for the cops' defense. Taxpayers directly and indirectly footing every angle of this.

The medical examiner ruled it a homicide. Just because they couldn't make the charges stick does not mean they were bogus. They rightly weren't convicted because there wasn't enough evidence, but it was the right thing to charge them and pursue conviction. Baltimore needs to clean up its act all the way around. The police especially are fkn out of control there. If the cops were not protected by qualified immunity, they would be ****ed. There wasn't enough evidence to convict for the things they could be charged for, and they were protected where reasonable doubt didn't have them covered.
 
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BTW, the "switch-blade" that Freddie Gray was arrested for....not a switch-blade....and he was open-carrying where it was readily visible. The cops called it a switch-blade because it has an open-assist function. Even still, a switch-blade is legal to open carry almost everywhere in Maryland, just not Baltimore. The law is not clear at all that this was an illegal knife. Freddie Gray was not trying to hide anything. He's just a dude walking around minding his own business. Then dead, because laws + cowboy **** override common sense and general ideals about freedom.

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BTW, the "switch-blade" that Freddie Gray was arrested for....not a switch-blade....and he was open-carrying where it was readily visible. The cops called it a switch-blade because it has an open-assist function. Even still, a switch-blade is legal to open carry almost everywhere in Maryland, just not Baltimore. The law is not clear at all that this was an illegal knife. Freddie Gray was not trying to hide anything. He's just a dude walking around minding his own business. Then dead, because laws override common sense and general ideals about freedom.

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Minding his own business, selling narcotics to those in his neighborhood. Mr. Gray had an extensive record for drug related charges, with distribution. Also, known in the area as a street level drug dealer, selling more than just marijuana. He was not an innocent individual as you mentioned previously.
 
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Minding his own business, selling narcotics to those in his neighborhood. Mr. Gray had an extensive record for drug related charges, with distribution. Also, known in the area as a street level drug dealer, selling more than just marijuana. He was not an innocent individual as you mentioned previously.
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You know his it goes. George Floyd, modern day messiah. Michael Brown, gentle giant. Trayvon, Obama’s son. Just add Gray to the list.

All of them just minding their own business. Would never hurt a soul.
 
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Minding his own business, selling narcotics to those in his neighborhood. Mr. Gray had an extensive record for drug related charges, with distribution. Also, known in the area as a street level drug dealer, selling more than just marijuana. He was not an innocent individual as you mentioned previously.
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A. We should be a free country and narcotics should be legal. We definitely shouldn't be arresting or accidentally killing non-violent drug offenders.

B. They didn't catch him selling narcotics.

He HAD committed minor crimes in the past. If he's not an innocent, then nobody is. Not the cops. Not me. Nobody. I got in scraps. I carried a pocket knife at times. I've possessed illegal narcotics. Nobody killed me even tho I'm not innocent, and now I'm the kind of citizen government planners long for. Just paying my taxes and raising nice kids.
 
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A. We should be a free country and narcotics should be legal. We definitely shouldn't be arresting or accidentally killing non-violent drug offenders.

B. They didn't catch him selling narcotics.
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A. Drugs should not be legalized. Millions of families affected by them will disagree with you.

B. There is this thing called probable cause. Especially with his known reputation.

Should the officers involved with Gray’s arrest and custody have used different methods? Yes. Should Gray have chosen a different occupation? Absolutely.
 
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A. Drugs should not be legalized. Millions of families affected by them will disagree with you.

B. There is this thing called probable cause. Especially with his known reputation.

Should the officers involved with Gray’s arrest and custody have used different methods? Yes. Should Gray have chosen a different occupation? Absolutely.
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A. How's prohibition been working out for them?

B. What are you talking about? You mean they had PC to arrest? What does that have to do with him being innocent or guilty of selling drugs when they arrested him? PC is enough evidence to arrest. It's not enough to convict.

It feels like you're trying hard to make it so you don't have to feel bad about what happened to Gray. He didn't deserve it. That's the bottom line. This is not a good outcome. The cops ****ed up. You argue with me for a few posts and come to find out you do agree this is a bad outcome and that the cops ****ed up, and you can't back up the claim that he wasn't minding his own business, which was your interjection.
 
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n_huffhines said:
A. We should be a free country and narcotics should be legal. We definitely shouldn't be arresting or accidentally killing non-violent drug offenders.

B. They didn't catch him selling narcotics.

He HAD committed minor crimes in the past. If he's not an innocent, then nobody is. Not the cops. Not me. Nobody. I got in scraps. I carried a pocket knife at times. I've possessed illegal narcotics. Nobody killed me even tho I'm not innocent, and now I'm the kind of citizen government planners long for. Just paying my taxes and raising nice kids.
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Ditto to most of the above.

Difference between us and him, is that we didn’t go around selling it to those in the neighborhood. Addicts, children, whoever he sold to, he contributed to ruining their lives as they made poor choices, so did he.
 
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Ditto to most of the above.

Difference between us and him, is that we didn’t go around selling it to those in the neighborhood. Addicts, children, whoever he sold to, he contributed to ruining their lives as they made poor choices, so did he.
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Huh?
 
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n_huffhines said:
A. How's prohibition been working out for them?

B. What are you talking about? You mean they had PC to arrest? What does that have to do with him being innocent or guilty of selling drugs when they arrested him? PC is enough evidence to arrest. It's not enough to convict.

It feels like you're trying hard to make it so you don't have to feel bad about what happened to Gray. He didn't deserve it. That's the bottom line. This is not a good outcome. The cops ****ed up. You argue with me for a few posts and come to find out you do agree this is a bad outcome and that the cops ****ed up, and you can't back up the claim that he wasn't minding his own business, which was your interjection.
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Where did I once say or imply that his loss of life was deserved? I didn’t.

His bad choices in life led him down that path. Cops involved could have done things differently that day and he should have stopped selling drugs after his first conviction for it. He chose not to and had 19 additional cases afterwards.

Again. Being a known drug dealer is not minding your own business.
 
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And to those millions of people who would disagree with the legalization of drugs because they had a loved one who bought the ticket and took the ride:

Take your disdain for freedom and personal accountability, sit on it, and spin.
 
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And to those millions of people who would disagree with the legalization of drugs because they had a loved one who bought the ticket and took the ride:

Take your disdain for freedom and personal accountability, sit on it, and spin.
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You haven’t been paying attention to my previous posts. They’ve been about personal decisions and the results of those made.

You just came in here to throw sh*t to the wall and see what sticks. Your approach to most everything.
 
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1 out of 4?
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Fast food and alcohol are their own drugs.

Unprotected sex had caused millions of deaths, unplanned pregnancies, and a slew of societal obstacles.

There are likely a comparable number of people who would hold guns as problematic as drugs.
 
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