STATE v. RICE

Nos. 96, 97, 98 and 99, Sept. Term, 2015.

136 A.3d 720 (2016)

447 Md. 594

STATE of Maryland v. Brian RICE. State of Maryland v. Edward Nero. State of Maryland v. Garrett Miller. Alicia White & Caesar Goodson v. State of Maryland.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

May 20, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Schatzow , Special Asst. Atty. Gen. ( Carrie J. Williams , Asst. Atty. Gen., Brian E. Frosh , Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Appellant in Nos. 96, 97, and 98, Sept. Term, 2015.

Thomas M. Donnelly (Law Offices of Thomas L. Donnelly, LLC, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Appellee in Nos. 96, 97, and 98, Sept. Term, 2015.

Micheal Belsky , (Chaz Ball, Schlachman, Belsky & Weiner, P.A., Baltimore, MD; Gary E. Proctor , Law Offices of Gary E. Proctor, LLC, Baltimore, MD; Joseph Murtha , Murtha, Psoras & Lanasa, LLC, Lutherville, MD; Marc Zayon , Allison R. Levine , Roland Walker, & Marc Zayon, P.A., Baltimore, MD; Catherine Flynn , Brandon Mead , Mead, Flynn & Gray, P.A., Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Appellee in Nos. 96, 97, and 98, Sept. Term, 2015.

Gary E. Proctor , (Law Offices of Gary E. Proctor, LLC, Baltimore, MD; Joseph Murtha , Murtha, Psoras & Lanasa, LLC, Lutherville, MD), on brief, for Appellants in No. 99, Sept. Term, 2015.

Carrie J. Williams , Asst. Atty. Gen. ( Brian E. Frosh , Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Appellee in No. 99, Sept. Term, 2015.

Paul J. Orfanedes, Esq. , Lauren M. Burke, Esq. , Judicial Watch, Inc., Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae brief of Judicial Watch, Inc. for Appellant William G. Porter in No. 99, Sept. Term, 2015.

Argued before: BARBERA, C.J., BATTAGLIA, GREENE, ADKINS, McDONALD, WATTS and HOTTEN, JJ.


On April 12, 2015, Freddie Gray suffered an injury while in police custody; one week later, he died from those injuries. The State charged six Baltimore City police officers with crimes in connection with the events leading up to Mr. Gray's death — Officer William Porter, Officer Caesar Goodson, Sergeant Alicia White, Lieutenant...

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