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| Trials for officers in Freddie Gray case delayed as appeals court intervenes | Trials for officers in Freddie Gray case delayed as appeals court intervenes |
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| The trials for officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray in police custody will be delayed as Maryland’s highest court considers an appeal in the matter. | The trials for officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray in police custody will be delayed as Maryland’s highest court considers an appeal in the matter. |
| The Maryland Court of Appeals on Thursday ordered the trials put on hold pending a March hearing to determine whether one of the officers should be forced to testify against others also charged in the case. | The Maryland Court of Appeals on Thursday ordered the trials put on hold pending a March hearing to determine whether one of the officers should be forced to testify against others also charged in the case. |
| Jury selection for Officer Edward M. Nero’s trial was set to begin on Feb. 22, but will be delayed along with the remaining trials. | Jury selection for Officer Edward M. Nero’s trial was set to begin on Feb. 22, but will be delayed along with the remaining trials. |
| [Court stays order requiring officer to testify in Freddie Gray cases.] | [Court stays order requiring officer to testify in Freddie Gray cases.] |
| The Court of Appeals will consider whether it is constitutional for Officer William G. Porter to testify against Officer Caesar Goodson Jr. and Sgt. Alicia D. White. The court will also consider related legal questions in the cases of Nero, Lt. Brian Rice and Garrett Miller. | |
| Prosecutors want Porter, whose first trial ended in a hung jury in December, to testify against Goodson and White before his own retrial is set to begin this summer. The state has said it would grant him immunity and not use statements he had made as a witness against Goodson and White at his own retrial. | |
| But Porter’s attorneys have argued that forcing the officer to take the witness stand would violate his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent and hurt his chances at a fair retrial. | But Porter’s attorneys have argued that forcing the officer to take the witness stand would violate his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent and hurt his chances at a fair retrial. |
| Attorneys and legal experts say asking a defendant awaiting trial to testify against co-defendants is unprecedented in Maryland, testing the state’s immunity laws. | Attorneys and legal experts say asking a defendant awaiting trial to testify against co-defendants is unprecedented in Maryland, testing the state’s immunity laws. |
| The Court of Special Appeals is expected to hear oral arguments in the case March 3. | The Court of Special Appeals is expected to hear oral arguments in the case March 3. |
| Gray, 25, suffered a severe neck injury in the back of the police van that Goodson was driving April 12, prosecutors said. Gray died a week later, igniting civil unrest and later rioting in Baltimore and helping to fuel the national debate over police-involved deaths of young black men. | Gray, 25, suffered a severe neck injury in the back of the police van that Goodson was driving April 12, prosecutors said. Gray died a week later, igniting civil unrest and later rioting in Baltimore and helping to fuel the national debate over police-involved deaths of young black men. |