Ant it’s not the Inner Harbor.

Mosby says she’ll seek order to block release of Freddie Gray autopsy report

Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby plans to seek a protective order that would block the release of Freddie Gray‘s autopsy report and other “sensitive” documents as she prosecutes the six police officers involved in his arrest.

Mosby told The Baltimore Sun that prosecutors “have a duty to ensure a fair and impartial process for all parties involved” and “will not be baited into litigating this case through the media.”

MS Mosby had no problem litigating this through the media a month or so ago when this all happened. Then, she stood with supporters surrounding her declaring the guilt of the officers and promising to punish them. Now, when all of a sudden, it seems like there might be problems with the case (and the media narrative), she’s all about ensuring a fair process for everyone involved.

Right.

The move is the latest effort by Mosby’s office to restrict information in the high-profile case. Her office has also sought a gag order to prevent participants from discussing the case in public, and has broken with a long-standing practice by not giving a copy of the autopsy report to Baltimore police.

In a response to Mosby’s latest filing, defense attorneys said Wednesday that they have been denied an outline of evidence and claims against the officers, and have not been allowed to inspect a knife that was taken from Gray during his arrest.

Interestingly, there is a United States Supreme Court case from 1963 regarding this, Brady v. Maryland. In which The Court ruled that exculpatory evidence must be given to the defense during the discovery process. It seems to me, non lawyer that I am, that this effort by MS Mosby violates that ruling.

Bates said. “If your case is as good as you said it was, why don’t you just show the evidence? … You can’t holler and say, ‘I’m about accountability for the citizens,’ and then run around filing for a protective order.”

This seems about right. Let’s see the evidence the state has. My guess is that if the autopsy was helpful to the state’s case, it would be out there in the media for everyone to see.

Discovery, as the saying goes, should be interesting.