Law Profs: Gray Case's Publicity is a Factor in Due Process
July 21, 2015
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Two University of Baltimore School of Law professors, José F. Anderson and David Jaros, are quoted in In The Baltimore Sun in an article about the latest moves in the Freddie Gray criminal case against six local police officers. The case's enormous national publicity has prompted some to call for a change of venue.
"This is a whole lot of case, so you have to work hard with the world watching, with your client watching, with the public watching," said Anderson, a former public defender in Baltimore. "A case like this tests the strength of the process, and the process should be tested by a case of this size and importance, to see how it does."
Said Jaros: "This media question, which goes to the venue question, touches on some really deep issues both about criminal law and government accountability and the right of a community to take part in the justice process. We're weighing the community's really fundamental and constitutional right to be jurors in cases in their community against due process concerns on the part of the defendants."
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