Baltimore Sun:  “Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby on Friday released a ‘do not call list’ that names 91 former and current city police officers whom she says can’t be trusted to testify truthfully in court.  Mosby’s long-awaited list identifies officers whom prosecutors say have been convicted of crimes of dishonesty or abused their authority and therefore shouldn’t be called to testify at trial. In a statement, Mosby said she has faith in the majority of Baltimore police, but when officers are convicted of crimes it compromises the work of her prosecutors.

“’In order to restore trust and strengthen confidence in law enforcement, we must preserve the integrity of the justice system by being transparent and accountable to the communities we serve,’ she said.  Public defenders, activist lawyers and news reporters have sought the list ever since Mosby told a crowd two years ago that her office tracks these cops.  About 25 of the officers listed are currently employed with the Baltimore Police Department, according to prosecutors. Twenty-four of the 91 officers have pending criminal cases in the city, Baltimore, Anne Arundel or Harford Counties.

“Mosby released the names two weeks after the Maryland Court of Special Appeals found her reasons wrong to withhold the list from a nonprofit group of activist lawyers. Defense attorneys want the lists to fight cases in which these officers made an arrest or had a hand in an investigation.  The list has familiar names to those who track police misconduct in Baltimore from members of the corrupt Gun Trace Task Force to other officers who’ve been accused of assault, planting evidence or lying. The list also names officers accused of crimes off-duty, including driving while under the influence and possessing child pornography.”