Baltimore Criminal Justice Blogger Page Croyder

At the outset of her first term Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby became a national sensation when she charged six police officers in the death of minor criminal Freddie Gray.
That she filed her charges with disregard for her prosecutorial oath, resulting in spectacular failure (none were convicted) seemed not to matter to voters, who elected her again. I assume they gave her credit for trying to do something about police...

The Real Story on Baltimore's Conviction Rate
In December 2021, as Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby was publicly claiming a 90% conviction rate, I knew of a disturbing plea bargain her office had made earlier that year.
Khalid Brinkley was charged with home invasion, armed robbery, and being a felon in possession of a handgun. He had forcibly entered a home with another individual, bludgeoned the resident with a gun, robbed him, and was caught red-handed by the police...

I am an American citizen who has had enough.
I have sat and watched as the Republican leadership has:
Vowed to make a Democratic president fail, rather than work with him for the success of the country.

Marilyn Mosby is the most incompetent state's attorney Baltimore has had in my 30 years as a city resident (21 of which I spent in the state's attorney's office.)   Crime has exploded on her watch, and despite her shucking of all responsibility, much...