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BALTIMORE (WBFF) - Officer Caesar Goodson, the driver of the Baltimore Police van on the day of Freddie Gray's arrest has been found not guilty of second-degree murder.
He was facing charges of second-degree depraved heart murder, manslaughter, second-degree assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment.
The verdict was read by Judge Barry Williams on Thursday morning. A handful of protesters were gathered outside of the courthouse prior to Goodson's arrival, awaiting the verdict. Organizers say they expect a far larger crowd at an evening protest at Penn & North.
Security around the courthouse and around the city have been a concern for some officials and members of the Maryland National Guard are on stand-by as a "last resort."
http://kutv.com/news/local/driver-of-police-van-during-freddie-gray-arrest-found-not-guilty-of-2nd-degree-murder
NaturalHigh
(12,778 posts)These Baltimore trials have been nothing but political sideshows.
alarimer
(16,245 posts)Somebody had to do something to cause this injury. It was no accident.
pintobean
(18,101 posts)Do you believe Marilyn Mosby and her prosecutors didn't really want a conviction?
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)Shouldnt the police be on a manhunt?
WhisCo
(15 posts)SickOfTheOnePct
(7,290 posts)If you're innocent until proven guilty, and you're never proven guilty, then you remain innocent.
WhisCo
(15 posts)No need to hunt for a murderer whom has been arrested and acquitted.
To go further, if in a murder case the police illegally obtain evidence which would prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, but is supressed, and the murderer is found not guilty, does that mean he is innocent?
The system presumes you're innocent until proven guilty because that is the best way. It doesn't mean the person is actually innocent.