Freddie Gray officers suing prosecutor Marilyn Mosby

[Lee-Lee]

91. That all depends on if they intended to keep running for the same office

With her multiple press conferences and media appearances that were way over the top of what one expects from a DA in a case- to include getting on stage with Prince at a concert- it does give the appearance that publicity was a factor.

She may have had aspirations that success here could set her up for election to another office- Mayor, Congress, etc.

As for a bench trial, an old DA told me this when I was a deputy- if the facts are on your side, you want a bench trial. Judges are much harder to dazzle with bullshit and don't fall for emotional arguments and tend to act only on the facts and the law. If the facts are not on your side you want a jury, because a jury is far more likely to be swayed by bullshit or emotion or misapply the law.