A George Washington University law professor is filing a complaint against Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby over the investigation and prosecution of six police officers in the death of a black man who was critically injured in the back of a police van.READ FULL COMPLAINTJohn F. Banzhaf III said his complaint is being filed Wednesday with Maryland's Attorney Grievance Commission. Among other things, Banzhaf said in his 10-page complaint that Mosby appears to have violated Maryland's rules of professional conduct for lawyers, which requires that a prosecutor refrain from prosecuting a charge unless it is supported by probable cause.So far, Mosby's office has tried three of the six officers charged in Freddie Gray's 2015 death. Two prosecutions ended in not guilty verdicts and a third resulted in a mistrial.Mosby's office released a statement, saying, "Unfortunately, we were only made aware of a recently filed attorney grievance complaint through the media. Because the subject of the grievance relates to pending cases for which a judge has imposed a gag order, we cannot and will not make any comment relating to this matter. The State's Attorney will continue to respect the judge's orders as our office has consistently done throughout these trials."Get the WBAL-TV News App

A George Washington University law professor is filing a complaint against Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby over the investigation and prosecution of six police officers in the death of a black man who was critically injured in the back of a police van.

READ FULL COMPLAINT


John F. Banzhaf III said his complaint is being filed Wednesday with Maryland's Attorney Grievance Commission. Among other things, Banzhaf said in his 10-page complaint that Mosby appears to have violated Maryland's rules of professional conduct for lawyers, which requires that a prosecutor refrain from prosecuting a charge unless it is supported by probable cause.

So far, Mosby's office has tried three of the six officers charged in Freddie Gray's 2015 death. Two prosecutions ended in not guilty verdicts and a third resulted in a mistrial.

Mosby's office released a statement, saying, "Unfortunately, we were only made aware of a recently filed attorney grievance complaint through the media. Because the subject of the grievance relates to pending cases for which a judge has imposed a gag order, we cannot and will not make any comment relating to this matter. The State's Attorney will continue to respect the judge's orders as our office has consistently done throughout these trials."



