Baltimore prosecutor seeks to block release of Freddie Gray autopsy

Baltimore's top prosecutor plans to seek a protective order that would block the release of Freddie Gray's autopsy report and other documents as she prosecutes police over his arrest, the Baltimore Sun reported on Thursday.
State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby told the newspaper that prosecutors "have a duty to ensure a fair and impartial process for all parties involved" and "will not be baited into litigating this case through the media."
Mosby has charged six officers with violations ranging from misconduct in office to, in one case, second-degree murder. All the officers have been released on bail.

She outlined her intention to seek the protective order in a filing on Monday in Baltimore City Circuit Court. She also asked for more time to respond to defense motions that she and her office be removed from the case and that the case be tried outside Baltimore.

The move is the latest effort by Mosby's office to restrict information in the high-profile case. Prosecutors have sought a gag order to prevent participants from discussing the case in public, and have broken with a long-standing practice by not giving a copy of the autopsy report to Baltimore police.
Ivan Bates, who represents one of the accused officers, Sergeant Alicia White, criticized Mosby's request, saying she had made a nationally televised speech about the evidence.

"Now that it is time to turn over the evidence, to ask for a protective order is beyond disingenuous," the Sun quoted him as saying.
The court wrangling comes as Baltimore is suffering from a sharp upturn in murders which police blame on drug gang turf wars. Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said on Wednesday the city was seeking more federal help.

She has been litigating the case in public media from day one!

What a hypocrite!

Your right.

Correct me if Im wrong.....but didnt certain demographics want more evidence released in the Mike Brown shooting? Im sure theyll be along to protest and demand more evidence be released in this case also

I wouldn't hold my breath

Well as has already been said, she did a press conference in which she provided a series of events, a timeline, and who was involved. HARDLY the paragon of impartiality. In many jurisdictions lawyers for the defendants would maybe be granted a mistrial for that kind of prejudicial behaviour.

If she somehow thinks not releasing the autopsy results in an untainted jury pool for an impartial trial she's delusional and needs to be removed from office.

What's the autopsy gonna show? Was he beaten? Allowed to become a meat missile inside the vehicle? We already know that stuff. Unless there is evidence of some other heinous act taking place, I can't see where the information saying the victim was injured by police, put into a more vunerable state by police while in the vehicle (hog tied), and denied medical treatment for an unreasonable period of time that contributed to his death, is anything more than what we already assumed.

That's a whole lotta fuss,
for takin' one crackhead
off the public benefits role.