RadioOnFire.com - Although prosecutors are seeking a delay from the state's highest court , Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams is moving ahead with the trial of one of the six officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray.
Jury selection for Officer Edward Nero is scheduled to begin Monday. Williams has scheduled a hearing for Friday morning to address a number of pre-trial motions.
CLICK HERE to read the motions filed in Officer Edward Nero's trial.
Many of the motions are similar to those that were heard before the trial of Officer William Porter which ended with a hung jury in December.
The state attorney general's office, which is representing the state in various appeals in these cases, has asked the Maryland Court of Appeals to delay Nero's trial, and the trials of four other accused officers to determine if Porter can be forced to testify.
Prosecutors have argued that "it is in the public interest" for Porter to testify at the trials of Nero, Officer Garrett Miller and Lt. Brian Rice, the three officers who arrested Gray in April. Williams denied the prosecution's request last month. The Court of Appeals has yet to rule on this issue.
This issue has already delayed the trials of two other officers, Officer Caesar Goodson and Sgt. Alicia White, where Porter is considered a material witness.
The Court of Special Appeals is scheduled to hold a hearing next month, as Porter's attorneys seek to prevent him from being forced to testify.
Nero is charged with second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, and misconduct in office.
Source WBAL
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