by Beth Karas | Dec 21, 2015 | News, Freddie Gray, Member News |
This past weekend I wrote an op-ed piece about the need to televise the Baltimore police trials. I sent it to the Baltimore Sun yesterday. They just indicated that it will be published in January but asked that it not be published elsewhere–including on KOC. I...
by Beth Karas | Dec 18, 2015 | News, Freddie Gray, Member News |
In last night’s BK Live, I discussed the hung jury in the trial of Baltimore PD’s Officer William Porter. For weeks, many news reports have stated that the prosecution chose to try Porter first because he’s a “material witness” for two...
by Beth Karas | Dec 16, 2015 | News, Death Penalty, Freddie Gray, Member News |
UPDATE: The Baltimore jury deadlocked on Dec. 16 on all four counts against Officer William Porter. The judge will meet with the attorneys Dec. 17Â presumably to set a new trial date. The other five officers have trial dates of Jan. 6 and 25, Feb. 9 and 22, and March...
by Beth Karas | Dec 14, 2015 | Documents, News, Freddie Gray, Member News, Justin Ross Harris |
A pretrial hearing in the Justin Ross Harris case is being streamed today. Click here to view. The defense is seeking suppression of electronic evidence gathered in the case such as text messages.  You can read the motion here. Update: The hearing continues on 12/15...
by Beth Karas | Dec 11, 2015 | Robert Durst, News, Freddie Gray, Member News |
Baltimore Police Officer William Porter The trial of Baltimore police officer William Porter enters its tenth day today. The State presented 16 witnesses in the first seven days. Porter’s defense began Wednesday and continues today. In addition to testifying in...
by Beth Karas | Dec 7, 2015 | News, Freddie Gray, Member News |
Philip Chism—Massachusetts Student Charged with Murdering Treacher The murder trial of Philip Chism continues this week. The defense is presenting evidence that Chism was legally insane on October 22, 2013 when he murdered his high school teacher, Colleen...
