Baltimore courts have again rejected Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby’s attempt to vacate thousands of marijuana convictions. When Mosby announced sweeping policy changes to her office’s approach to marijuana prosecutions nearly six months ago, she said she also wanted to ...

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Baltimore judges have denied State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby’s attempt to vacate roughly 5,000 marijuana convictions, with at least one judge finding procedural and substantive issues with her office’s filing. Mosby’s office filed two petitions in January, one in Circuit Court ...

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Jurors deliberated for less than 30 minutes Friday afternoon before deciding that Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby did not unlawfully fire a prosecutor in 2015 based on her political support for Mosby’s opponent. Plaintiff Keri L. Borzilleri, who ...

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Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby told jurors Thursday that she did not know a prosecutor she fired in her first week on the job had supported her opponent in the election until the woman sued her and claimed ...

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A former city prosecutor who claims she was fired for supporting the incumbent Baltimore City state’s attorney in 2014 when Marilyn J. Mosby campaigned against him told jurors Tuesday that she had a cordial relationship with Mosby when they were colleagues ...

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A Baltimore jury will decide if State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby violated the Maryland Constitution when she fired a line prosecutor who campaigned for her opponent in the 2014 election. Keri L. Borzilleri’s lawsuit against Mosby began in federal court ...

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Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby announced Tuesday that her office will stop prosecuting marijuana possession cases, citing a “lack of a demonstrable public safety benefit.” “We need to get serious about prioritizing what actually makes us safe and ...

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