Supreme Court Denies Appeal In Officers' Suit Against Mosby

State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced charges against six officers at this press conference outside the War Memorial Building just days after Freddie Gray's death. Credit: Associated Press

The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided not to hear an appeal from five of the officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray in their suit against Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby, ending their legal battle.

In May, an appellate court overturned a lower court ruling that allowed key parts of the suit against Mosby to proceed. The officers alleged Mosby maliciously investigated and defamed them. They alleged she didn't have enough evidence to charge, but did so anyway, holding a downtown press conference to quell public outrage. They alleged she held back key information about a witness who said Gray was banging his head against a wall of the van.

Prosecutors generally enjoy broad immunity.

"The highest court in the land has affirmed what we've known all along," Mosby said in a statement. "My office acted in the best (interest) of seeking justice for the victim in this case -- Freddie Carlos Gray Jr. I will continue to carry out the will of the people of Baltimore and uphold one standard of justice regardless of one's race, age, sex, religion or occupation."

Gray died from a spinal injury suffered while in a police van in 2015. He was 25. His death set off days of protests. Six officers were charged; three were acquitted and Mosby dropped the remaining cases. After two officers involved were cleared of any administrative wrongdoing by a police trial board, then-Commissioner Kevin Davis dropped proceedings against a third.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.