RadioOnFire.com - Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams is expected to hand down the verdict today in the second degree murder trial of Baltimore City Police Officer Caesar Goodson, who is charged in the death of Freddie Gray, in April of last year.
Goodson, 46, was driving the van that transported Gray on the day of his arrest.
After hearing testimony over eight days, Judge Williams will announce his verdict after 10 a.m.
As he did with the trial of Officer Edward Nero last month, the judge is expected to announcing the legal reasoning behind his decision on seven different charges.
The court proceedings are expected to take around 20-30 minutes.
Prosecutors have argued that Goodson failed to follow police department policy and put a seat belt on Gray when he was loaded into the van, and failed to get him medical attention, as the van stopped during a "rough ride."
Prosecutors note those failures contributed to Gray's injuries and death. They argue Goodson had legal responsibility for Gray's safety.
Defense attorneys argued Gray's injuries were an accident, and in his closing argument Monday, defense attorney Matthew Fraling argued that Gray moved off the van floor, where he was placed, and that caused his injuries.
Source WBAL
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