Fresh off her weekend role as guest ringmaster for the UniverSoul Circus, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby plans to seek a protective order to block the release of Freddie Gray’s autopsy report.
But Mosby doesn’t say exactly why.
The prosecutor who charged six police officers in the death of Gray said she has “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,” according to The Baltimore Sun.
Whatever that means.
In addition to blocking the release of Gray’s autopsy, the protective order would include other “sensitive” documents, according to the newspaper.
“Mosby’s office has also sought a gag order, which would prevent those involved in the case from discussing it in public, and broken with tradition by not providing the autopsy report to Baltimore police,” Sun reporter Kevin Rector wrote.
Attorney Ivan Bates, who represents one of the six officers, said “there is something in that autopsy report that they are trying to hide.”
“Mrs. Mosby is the one who did an announcement discussing what she said the evidence was in a nationally televised speech,” Bates told The Sun. “Now that it is time to turn over the evidence, to ask for a protective order is beyond disingenuous.
“It’s as if she wants to do everything to make sure our clients do not get a fair trial.”
Rector posted his story on Twitter, and social media users jumped all over the opportunity to call Mosby’s possible motivations into question.
Here’s a sampling from Twitter:
Baltimore State’s attorney @MarilynMosbyEsq to seek protective order blocking release of #FreddieGray autopsy: http://t.co/sWnHc0OYc3
— Kevin Rector (@RectorSun) June 3, 2015
What does she want to hide? @RectorSun @MarilynMosbyEsq
— Dufresne (@Datsgoddamnrite) June 3, 2015
@RectorSun @baltimoresun @MarilynMosbyEsq Why? In Ferguson there were riots to get autopsy released. Seems people only want things one way.
— Jim Norris (@jrnorris50) June 3, 2015
@RectorSun @MarilynMosbyEsq this is not a good sign.
— Jesse Isaacson (@jesse_isaacson) June 3, 2015
@RectorSun @justin_fenton @MarilynMosbyEsq Trying to hide exculpatory evidence?
— A.J. (@AJSaclolo) June 3, 2015
.@RectorSun What are crazy #MarilynMosby and race baiter Al afraid is in the report?? Remove her racist hiney NOW! How outrageous!
— StandForWhat’sRight (@Chefette11) June 3, 2015
@Datsgoddamnrite @RectorSun @MarilynMosbyEsq the TRUTH so these officers will get Railroaded, what else. NOT GOOD. Shades of Communist China
— Herman Vogel (@Nitamylove) June 3, 2015
Th people deserve to see th toxicology report …they deserve transparency @RectorSun @JaniceTXBlessed @MarilynMosbyEsq
— ProfessorRobo (@ProfessorRobo) June 3, 2015
@ProfessorRobo @RectorSun @MarilynMosbyEsq Makes you wonder what she doesn’t want anyone to see.Libs don’t know what transparency means!
— Janice_TexasBlessed (@JaniceTXBlessed) June 3, 2015
.@Datsgoddamnrite @RectorSun @MarilynMosbyEsq The autopsy might not fit the narrative. #FreddieGray
— Proof (@ProofBlog) June 3, 2015
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