Post by Logan on Jun 24, 2016 7:15:04 GMT -6
The case against Baltimore City Police Officer Caesar Goodson Jr., highlights the power that police officers have over those they arrest, but not the responsibility for those they have taken into custody.
Goodson, who drove the van Freddie Gray was riding in when he sustained the injuries that would lead to his death a week later, had been charged with second-degree depraved heart murder, second degree assault, misconduct in office, involuntary manslaughter, two charges of manslaughter by vehicle and reckless endangerment. He was found not guilty of all charges today.
Judge Barry Williams delivered his verdict in a packed courtroom, beginning a little after 10 a.m.
Williams said that he relied, in part, on testimony from William Porter, when making his decision. Porter himself is facing charges stemming from Gray's April 2015 death after his earlier trial ended in a hung jury.
Read more: www.citypaper.com/blogs/the-news-hole/bcpnews-goodson-acquitted-of-all-charges-in-death-of-freddie-gray-20160623-story.html
Goodson, who drove the van Freddie Gray was riding in when he sustained the injuries that would lead to his death a week later, had been charged with second-degree depraved heart murder, second degree assault, misconduct in office, involuntary manslaughter, two charges of manslaughter by vehicle and reckless endangerment. He was found not guilty of all charges today.
Judge Barry Williams delivered his verdict in a packed courtroom, beginning a little after 10 a.m.
Williams said that he relied, in part, on testimony from William Porter, when making his decision. Porter himself is facing charges stemming from Gray's April 2015 death after his earlier trial ended in a hung jury.
Read more: www.citypaper.com/blogs/the-news-hole/bcpnews-goodson-acquitted-of-all-charges-in-death-of-freddie-gray-20160623-story.html