Without knowing the logic and limits of the Court of Appeals’ decision that Officer William Porter can be compelled to testify against his co-defendants in the Freddie Gray cases despite his pending retrial, Baltimore city prosecutors have moved to compel ...

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In a precedent-setting decision, Maryland’s highest court ruled Tuesday that a criminal defendant can be compelled to testify against co-defendants so long as they are granted immunity. The Court of Appeals ordered Officer William Porter to testify against his fellow ...

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Three of the officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray claim the Maryland Office of the Attorney General had no right to appeal a trial court order declining to compel Officer William Porter to testify against them. ...

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Maryland’s highest court faces a case of first impression next week when it will be asked to determine whether Officer William Porter can be compelled to testify against his fellow officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray ...

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The state attorney general’s office has asked the Court of Appeals to take on the appeals pending for five of the six Freddie Gray cases and resolve the issue of the state’s immunity statute as it applies to Officer William ...

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The Maryland Office of the Attorney General has encouraged an appellate court to uphold Baltimore City Circuit Judge Barry Williams’ order that Officer William Porter testify against other officers on trial for their role in connection with the death of ...

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Trials for three of the officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray will go on as scheduled beginning as soon as late February after a judge declined to compel at those trials Officer William Porter’s testimony, an ...

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Four of the six officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray are set to have a motions hearing in Baltimore City Circuit Court on Wednesday. Judge Barry Williams will address Sgt. Alicia White’s motion to strike the ...

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Of all the possible outcomes for the first trial in the case against six officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray, legal observers said Wednesday’s mistrial was the state’s worst scenario. Officer William Porter has been identified ...

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Defense attorneys for Officer William Porter presented possible alternate theories about responsibility for Freddie Gray’s death Monday morning through cross examination of the assistant medical examiner who performed Gray’s autopsy. “I think the defense did score some points,” said Baltimore ...

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