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Leave Canceled for Baltimore Police as Jury Deliberations Begin in Freddie Gray Case

Baltimore police have canceled leave next week for officers "out of an abundance of caution," as jurors are expected to begin deliberations as early as Monday in the case against Officer William G. Porter.

December 14, 2015

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Prosecution Rests, Defense Loses Dismissal Motion in Trial of Officer Over Freddie Gray Death

The defense request came after the state rested its case Tuesday morning, after calling about 15 witnesses over the course of less than five days. Jurors were sent home for the day, and the defense's presentation will begin Wednesday morning.

December 8, 2015

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Jury Selection for First Officer's Trial in Freddie Gray Case Punctuated by Protests

A small group of protesters gathered outside the Baltimore courthouse on Monday morning as jury selection began in the trial of one of the six Baltimore police officers charged in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray.

November 30, 2015

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Two Officers' Statements Ruled Admissible in Freddie Gray Case

A Baltimore judge on Tuesday ruled that statements made by two of the six officers charged in Freddie Gray's arrest and death are admissible as evidence in their trials, and possibly the trials of their peers.

October 13, 2015

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Inside the Baltimore PD's Freddie Gray Investigation

As massive protest marches continued across Baltimore, the pressure was building inside police headquarters, and Commissioner Anthony W. Batts wanted answers — fast. Near midnight on a cool April night, he pressed six top commanders sitting at a conference table for details about Freddie Gray’s death.

October 9, 2015

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Officers' Trials Set in Freddie Gray Case

The six Baltimore police officers charged in Freddie Gray's arrest and death will be tried separately over the course of the next several months, with proceedings against the first officer starting Nov. 30.

September 29, 2015

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Fresh Evidence in Freddie Gray Case Could Delay Officers' Trials

Attorneys for all six officers, who are to be tried separately, said in a filing late last week that their clients wanted to attend a scheduling conference Thursday with Judge Barry Williams in order to "place on the record several significant discovery issues which affect the respective Defendants in different ways and may require certain Defendants to seek postponements."

September 24, 2015

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Judge Denies Change of Venue Motion in Trial of Baltimore Officers for Freddie Gray Death

Defense lawyers for the officers had argued before Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams that intense publicity made it impossible to hold a fair trial in Baltimore.

September 10, 2015

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Freddie Gray Settlement "Obscene," Police Union Chief Says

A $6.4 million settlement for the family of Freddie Gray was formally approved Wednesday by a Baltimore financial board despite complaints from the police union president that the deal was "obscene."

September 10, 2015

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Baltimore to Pay Freddie Gray's Family $6.4 Million Settlement

Baltimore plans to pay Freddie Gray's family $6.4 million as a settlement for civil claims in his arrest and death.

September 8, 2015

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Baltimore Officers 'Take Offense' to Former Commissioner's Comments

Interim Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said Thursday city police officers are working as hard as ever through a "tough summer" mired by violence, and many were "disappointed" by recent comments by former Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts.

September 3, 2015

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6 Baltimore Officers to be Tried Separately in Freddie Gray Case

A circuit judge ruled Wednesday that the case against six Baltimore police officers charged in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray will go forward in separate trials, with Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby remaining at the helm of the prosecution.

September 3, 2015