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Withholding Evidence in Freddie Gray Police Trial

Joe Gratz
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BALTIMORE (AP) - The defense team for an officer facing a murder charge stemming from the death of a 25-year-old Freddie Gray in custody will determine whether to file motions after the state was forced to turn over a packet of information to them.

46 year-old Caesar Goodson is charged with second-degree murder stemming from Gray's death. Gray died in 2015, a week after he suffered a critical spinal injury in Goodson's van. Goodson's trial began Thursday.

Last week Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry Williams admonished the state for failing to disclose information to Goodson's defense team and gave prosecutors until Monday to turn over anything that could be considered helpful to the defense. On Monday, prosecutors produced a packet.

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.