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>Alan Dershowitz, the noted defense attorney, sharply
>criticized her for using her charging power as "crowd
>control."
...he's a DEFENSE atty. he's used to attacking charges filed by prosecutors.
John Banzahf, a George Washington University law
>professor, predicted the eventual dismissal of most if not all
>the charges.
maybe so. i haven't seen the evidence. but if viewed in a light most favorable to the prosecution i'm not sure the prosecution's case would be directed out. as for a motion to dismiss i dunno.
>Any prosecutor interested in the truth and in justice would
>have used all the tools at her disposal to find them.
...unless they had reason to suspect those tools might be biased in favor of the defendant.
Ms.
>Mosby ignored them.
see above.
She has one of the most experienced
>homicide prosecutors in the state of Maryland as chief of her
>homicide unit, but did not ask him to investigate.
see above.
She had the
>police report all of one day before filing charges, her mind
>already made up.
she had been investigating for days before she received the police report(s).
And she failed to make use of the grand jury
>to gather, probe and test the evidence before a group of
>average citizens.
that's her choice.
but see: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/08/nyregion/grand-juries-seldom-charge-police-officers-in-fatal-actions.html
>The Fraternal Office of Police called Ms. Mosby's charges an
>"egregious rush to judgment."
keywords: Fraternal Office of Police
they defend cops who are criminally charged.
It smacks more of a calculated
>push to the spotlight, filing charges after a mere two weeks.
see above.
>She conducted her own "parallel" investigation using her
>police integrity unit (the only unit listed on her published
>staffing tree missing the name of a supervisor.)
again, reason to fear taint.
She had no
>time to evaluate the crucial autopsy report, or consult with
>experts about its implications.
it's likely ongoing.
in state prosecutions it's not uncommon for the prosecution's investigation to continue AFTER charges are filed.
In her haste to step into the
>national limelight, she circumvented normal charging
>procedures by grabbing a member of the sheriff's office to
>swear to their truth and file them for her. She calculated her
>actions for surprise and maximum effect, and she got it.
brava!
>Published ethical standards prohibit the use of a prosecutor's
>powers for political (crowd control) or personal (career
>ambition) purposes.
yup.
They demand that prosecutors be fair and
>objective and protect the innocence.
sure do.
Instead Ms. Mosby,
>without all of the evidence yet available to her, pandered to
>the public by promising "justice" for Freddie Gray.
prosecutors routinely promise 'justice' for decedents in homicide cases. LOL
>In the long run, Ms. Mosby may be undermining the cause of
>justice rather than promoting it.
maybe. i dunno.
She has created an
>expectation of guilt and conviction.
she. is. a. prosecutor. that's what they do. LOL
If that does not happen,
>many will blame the system as unfair or unjust, when it may
>have been Ms. Mosby's own lack of competence and/or arrogance
>in bringing charges so quickly.
that could happen.
>And she has created a new expectation in the city: that police
>officers who arrest without what she considers to be probable
>cause (a subjective standard) are subject not just to civil
>action (the current norm) but criminal action.
OH NOEZ! she's actually going to hold cops ACCOUNTABLE for misconduct!!!! the sky is a-fallin! LOL
Mere mistakes,
>or judgments exercised under duress, can land them in the
>pokey.
reckless or negligent conduct while on duty that results in great bodily harm or death to a civilian can land them in the pokey.
>If I were a Baltimore police officer, I'd be looking for
>another job immediately.
this author doesn't seem to be cut out for the job so that'd probably be for the best. LOL
And as a Baltimore citizen, I may
>start looking for someplace else to live.
bye, Felicia!
When the police
>cannot depend upon the state's attorney to be as thorough,
>competent, non-political and fair with them as she is supposed
>to be with all citizens, none of us will be safe.
LOL
>Page Croyder spent 21 years in the Baltimore state's attorneys
>office, most recently as a deputy state's attorney.
she mad! LOL fuck you.
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