Lawyers for Baltimore Police Officers Want Prosecutor Off Freddie Gray Case

Lawyers for the Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray filed a motion Friday calling for the case to be thrown out and/or State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby to be removed or dismissed from it.

The motion filed in Baltimore City District Court cites multiple concerns, CNN reports, including potential bias and conflicts of interest, in arguing for the prosecutor to be taken off the case.

The filing alleges that Mosby has a personal relationship with potential witnesses and says that a lawyer for Gray’s family is a friend and attorney for Mosby, among other potential conflicts of interest. It says Mosby and her husband, City Councilman Nick Mosby, stand to benefit financially and professionally from the case.

Gray died on April 19 one week after being fatally injured during his arrest by six Baltimore police officers. His death sparked days of protests by demonstrators, along with pockets of violence and looting.

Mosby, the 35-year-old prosecutor who was elected Baltimore City State’s Attorney last November, announced on Friday the six would face charges including second degree murder and manslaughter.

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Baltimore Protests, Then and Now

A man is carried away by police during riots in Baltimore, 1968.

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Baltimore Police officers arrest a man following the funeral of Freddie Gray near Mowdamin Mall in Baltimore on April 27, 2015.

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Students demonstrate during a Black Power event at Morgan State University in Baltimore on April 6, 1968.

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Protestors participate in a vigil for Freddie Gray down the street from the Baltimore Police Department's Western District police station in Baltimore on April 21, 2015.

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National Guardsmen seal off a business-residential section of Baltimore and prepare to use tear gas against looters on April 8, 1968.

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Baltimore Police form a perimeter around a CVS pharmacy that was looted and burned in Baltimore on April 27, 2015.

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Smoke billows from a liquor store which was looted during the third day of violence, which saw over 400 fires, in Baltimore on April 8, 1968.

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Fire fighters respond to a fire at a CVS pharmacy in Baltimore on April 27, 2015.

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Baltimore City police pin down a curfew breaker in Baltimore on April 9, 1968.

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Law enforcement officers detain a demonstrator on Gilmore Avenue near Baltimore Police Department Western District during a protest against the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore on April 25, 2015.

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