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STATE OF MARYLAND
vs.
Case Number:
115141035
BRIAN RICE,
DEFENDANT.
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REPORTER'S OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS
(Trial on the Merits - Verdict)
Baltimore, Maryland
Monday, July 18, 2016
BEFORE:
HONORABLE BARRY G. WILLIAMS, Associate Judge
APPEARANCES:
For the State:
JANICE BLEDSOE, ESQUIRE
MICHAEL SCHATZOW, ESQUIRE
JOHN BUTLER, ESQUIRE
SARAH AKHTAR, ESQUIRE
For the Defendant:
MICHAEL BELKSY, ESQUIRE
CHAZ BALL, ESQUIRE
MICHAEL DAVEY, ESQUIRE
T A B L E
O F
C O N T E N T S
P a g e
P R O C E E D I N G S
( 10:06:00 a.m.)
THE CLERK:
All rise.
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THE COURT:
seated.
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Good morning.
Everyone, please be
This
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Number 115141035.
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THE COURT:
Good morning.
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MR. SCHATZOW:
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MR. BELSKY:
Michael
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standing to my left.
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Chaz Ball, Mike Davey and behind us are our law clerks
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THE COURT:
Good morning.
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Office.
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If
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party.
emotion.
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2015.
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referred to as stop 1.
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The wagon
minutes.
and Caesar Goodson when Mr. Gray was placed into the
wagon at stop 1.
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the wagon.
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called 911.
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Gilmore Homes and went to Mount and Baker, which has been
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identified as stop 2.
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hear Mr. Gray inside the vehicle and he believed that Mr.
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He was angry
officers.
and helped Officer Nero pick up Mr. Gray and take him to
the wagon.
in the wagon.
He
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stop 1.
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8:45:50.
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Gray.
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wagon.
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Nero testified
At this
point, Mr. Gray had gone limp so, to get him back into
the wagon, the defendant got into the wagon and pulled
Mr. Gray by the shoulders while Nero had his hands on Mr.
Grays legs.
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(b)(1).
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exhibit 18.
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there when Mr. Gray was placed into the wagon but did not
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assist with crowd control and approached Mr. Ross who was
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back to the van where he heard bumping and noted that the
He then proceeded to
Mr. Gray being placed into the wagon and some of the
occurred.
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ground.
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grabbed Mr. Gray under the arms and placing him on the
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voice, that the officers had taken Mr. Gray out of the
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wagon, took off his handcuffs and tased him. Ross stated
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At 1
At 1
At 1:39
Ross to walk.
three of them
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cruiser.
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Gray.
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happen.
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To one
that Mr. Gray was tased was believable for him, this
It is a matter of perspective.
As
This is
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animated manner.
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quiet time at Mount and Baker while Mr. Gray was being
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or one-sided.
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and as the officer who pulled Mr. Gray into the van, may
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If he was aware of
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1114.
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belt.
99.
K14 to 1114.
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General Manuals.
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Under the
As directed, written
New directives
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April 12, 2015, but he does not know whether A-2 was
did not know whether the defendant was ever aware of it.
weekly.
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assumptions.
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Since this court has found that the State has not
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questions the court must consider are why not and whether
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criminal conduct.
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And finally, if
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Manslaughter.
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of Mr. Gray.
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that after Mr. Gray was place in the wagon at stop 1, the
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Booking.
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could entertain, some that are innocent and some that are
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not.
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for evidence.
What is in
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were criminal.
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that the State has proven that the defendant was aware
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presented.
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Mr.
Gray.
Finally, even if the court found that the failure to
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Involuntary Manslaughter.
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endangerment.
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that risk.
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not focus on the end result which can be, and in this
Involuntary Manslaughter.
The
It does
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The simple
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a crime.
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Nevertheless, the
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So even looking
Mr. Gray, this court finds that the State has failed to
Given that the State did not charge the defendant with
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presented by the State and the Defense and agree with the
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parties that Mr. Gray was not injured while being taken
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from the stop on Mount and Baker. The State alleges that
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misconduct.
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duty.
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negligence.
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While
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The court is
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But again,
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police department. The court notes that the duty does not
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conduct.
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The
As
Case
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civil negligence.
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misconduct in office.
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THE CLERK:
All rise.
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REPORTER'S CERTIFICATE
I, Christopher W. Metcalf, Deputy Court
Reporter of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, do
hereby certify that the proceedings in the matter of
State of Maryland vs. Brian Rice, Case Number 115141035,
on July 18, 2016, before the Honorable Barry G. Williams,
Associate Judge, were duly recorded by means of digital
recording.
I further certify that the page numbers 1
through 25 constitute the official transcript of the
morning session of these proceedings as transcribed by me
or under my direction from the digital recording to the
within typewritten matter in a complete and accurate
manner.
In Witness Whereof, I have affixed my signature
this 18th day of July, 2016.
____________________________
Christopher W. Metcalf
Deputy Court Reporter
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