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My guess would be a not guilty verdict.
The overreach in this case by the prosecution is stunning.
Freddie Gray case: Verdict expected Monday after closing arguments Thursday in Officer Nero trial
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Baltimore Police Officer Edward Nero chose not take the stand as testimony in his trial concluded Wednesday, and Circuit Judge Barry Williams said he planned to deliver a verdict on Monday.Prosecutors and Nero's attorneys are scheduled to make final arguments on Thursday.Nero is charged in the arrest of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old Baltimore man who died last year after suffering a severe spinal cord injury in police custody.
Nero's defense team called its final two witnesses Wednesday: a Baltimore Police Department commander to testify about police procedures, and an officer who trained with Nero and was present during Gray's arrest. Nero was one of three bicycle officers who pursued Gray through the Gilmor Homes public housing project in West Baltimore on April 12, 2015.Prosecutors are alleging that Gray's arrest was an assault because it did not meet the standards of a legal detention. Legal analysts have called it an unusual theory.Nero is also accused of endangering Gray by failing to secure him in the back of a police van with a seat belt.
The 30-year-old officer has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and two counts of misconduct in office.The defense has sought to minimize Nero's role in the arrest, but has also argued that the officer was acting according to how he was trained and that any deviations he made were reasonable.Officer Garrett Miller, who also faces charges in Gray's arrest, was ordered to testify last week under immunity. Called as a prosecution witness, he said he alone caught, handcuffed and moved Gray.
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What do you think that they should have been charged with ?
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Interesting. I would have charged them with murder
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We will see how this whole thing works out over the next couple of months/years. Time will tell but I believe the prosecution has made a huge mistake so far in how the case(s) have been handled. IMHO there will be no "win" for anyone out of this.
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Goose wrote:
Interesting. I would have charged them with murder
Based on what? Read the murder statute for Maryland. Then can you convince a jury beyond a reasonable doubt?
Did you read what Nero's involvement was? Because if you did you would realize what a stretch this prosecution is!
The most serious charge is an assault charge. Today in court the judge asked the prosecution where the evidence for the assault was???
Nero is charged with assault, reckless endangerment, and two counts of misconduct in office, all misdemeanors.