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Delaware High Court Declines to Overturn Conviction in Shooting

state.delaware.gov

The Delaware Supreme Court has refused to overturn the conviction of Frederick Gray in the shooting Wilmington police officer Justin Wilkers after a car chase.

Gray argued that the judge failed to grant a mistrial after the prosecution at the last minute turned over a supplemental police report in which the officer made inconsistent statements.

The Wilmington News Journal reports that Gray also argued that statements from his mother to police after the shooting should have been admitted.

The prosecution argued they were made voluntarily.

The court wrote that in the case of Gray’s mother there was not sign that she was threatened.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.