Marilyn Mosby (nÃÆ' Â © e James , born January 22, 1980) is an American politician and lawyer who currently serves as State Attorney for Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He is currently the youngest chief prosecutor in any major American city.
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Born Marilyn James in Massachusetts, she grew up in Dorchester, Boston by her grandparents. His mother, Linda Thompson, was 17 when Mosby was born. Mother and father both serve as police officers; his family tracked his relationship with the police for two generations, as his grandfather was one of the first African-American police officers in the state. She attended Dover-Sherborn High School, an hour from her home, as a result of METCO, the country's longest school desegregation program. He works at the Student Government Association, and co-editor of the school newspaper.
His interest in the law practiced was triggered by the murder of his 17-year-old cousin by another 17-year-old teenager outside his home. His cousin was mistakenly identified as a drug dealer by his killer, and was killed.
In 2000, when he was a twenty-year-old Tuskegee University student, James appeared on Judge Judy as a plaintiff, suing the roommate for damaging his property during the summer vacation. He won in arbitration, and earned $ 1,700. He graduated magna cum laude from Tuskegee University with a degree (B.A.); he earned his Juris Doctor degree from Boston College Law School in 2005.
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Careers
Mosby served as Assistant Assistant State of Baltimore from 2005 to 2012. He became a litigator for Liberty Mutual Insurance in 2012.
In 2013, he announced plans to run for State Attorney for the city of Baltimore. He ran against incumbent Gregg L. Bernstein in the Democratic primary, defeating him with 55 percent of the vote. He does not face opposition in elections.
Mosby won the election, receiving 94 percent of the vote, defeating Independence Russell A. Neverdon Sr., who held a writing campaign. At the time of his election, Mosby was the youngest top prosecutor in a major US city.
Mosby was sworn in to office on January 8, 2015. As soon as his first term in office began, Mosby announced a restructuring of his office inspired by the ideas of the prosecutor's office in New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta. Deputy State Attorney Janice Bledsoe was appointed to oversee the new division of "criminal intelligence". Mosby reestablished the community liaison positions, whose predecessors had disappeared, to inform the population of developments in cases relevant to their environment. He created the Policy and Legislative Affairs Unit to advocate for legislation to help keep people safe and prosecute cases efficiently.
Mosby did not succeed in foiling a bill that would allow prosecutors to introduce previous allegations against sex offenders during the trial, a problem he raised during his campaign. In May 2015, he gained the confidence of Nelson Clifford, a sex offender who was released in four previous sexual assault cases involving "approval" of defense. After the verdict he proclaimed, "Even though we managed to get a guilty verdict in this case, we still have to encourage our legislators in Annapolis to bring our cruel sexual assault laws in accordance with federal law." Clifford was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison. "
Cruel criminal prosecution
Mosby campaigned for a promise to target and prosecute violent recurring offenders. Since his reign began in January 2015, he has successfully sued a number of high profile defendants, including Darryl Anderson, Capone Chase, Nelson Clifford, Mustafa Eraibi, and Cornell Harvey.
He created the Criminal Strategy Unit, emulating a similar unit at the Manhattan District Prosecutor's Office, to harness the power of the community to identify and target violent recurring violators. The unit utilizes technology, data analysis, and intelligence-gathering in combination with close relationships with community organizations to identify trends in crime and work with law enforcement to target those who perpetuate this trend.
In response to a 2015 surge in violent crime in Baltimore, Mosby and newly appointed interim Police Commissioner Kevin Davis announced that prosecutors and police would work together in a 24-hour "war room" where law enforcement would target violent recurrence offenders around the clock.
Freddie Gray Case
In 2015, Mosby commissioned six police officers, who had arrested Freddie Gray before his death, with various crimes including second-degree murder and unintentional murder. David Jaros, a professor at Baltimore University Law School, reportedly said that Mosby was likely to overwhelm the officers, while noting this was typical in criminal cases involving non-police defendants.
Anonymous sources were reported by CNN who said the Baltimore police investigation did not support some of the allegations raised against officers. However, these sources are in the police department, and according to CNN,
"Mosby has a good reason to separate his investigation from the police, and there is widespread public confidence in the police, and many critics say allowing police departments to investigate themselves is partly why the use of excessive force incidents by officers rarely gets serious punishment.
Mosby defended the allegations in a statement issued through a spokesman, and condemned the release of information as unethical.
In May 4, 2015, an interview on Fox News, Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz said that he believes Mosby is burdening the officers in an attempt to satisfy the protesters and prevent further harassment. Former Baltimore Chief Prosecutor, Page Croyder, wrote a review on The Baltimore Sun where he described Mosby's allegations as a reflection of "unethical incompetence or carelessness." Croyder says that Mosby avoids normal procedures "to get into the national limelight", and that he "wanders to the public", creates hope for a belief.
On May 21, a grand jury demanded officers on most of Mosby's original indictments, with the exception of allegations of illegal imprisonment and false detention, and added frivolous reckless allegations to all officers involved. In May 2015, Mosby appeared onstage alongside Prince's musicians, after which he was criticized for using the Freddie Gray incident for personal and political gain. The Baltimore Sun reported that Mosby received $ 12,000 on a free trip to speak at events across the country after the officers were charged.
When asked to respond to allegations from police that he did not support them, Mosby called the idea 'unreasonable', citing the history of his family working in law enforcement. Mosby was criticized for ordering an increased police presence, in the same neighborhood where Gray was arrested, just weeks before the incident.
William Porter was the first officer to try; this resulted in a hanging jury, and the judge announced the cancellation of the trial in December 2015. The Baltimore Sun reported that Porter was in one vote of a release on the most serious charges against him.
The trials of the two officers ended on May 11, 2016, when Officer Edward Nero was released on all charges. His release resulted in increased criticism of Mosby for having moved too fast in charging officers.
The third trial ended on June 23, 2016, and Goodson Officer was released on all matters. George F. Banzhaf III, Professor of the George Washington University Faculty of Law, filed a complaint with Maryland Attorney's Law Commission against Mosby, saying that he had no possible reason to prosecute six officers in the death of Freddie Gray, and also that he repeatedly withholds evidence from defense lawyers officer.
Five of the six police officers whom Mosby charged him for prosecution, defamation, and privacy violations.
Community outreach
Mosby embarked on an initiative to involve the Baltimore community, including:
- Aim for B'MORE - Starts in the spring of 2015 to provide an alternative to detention and criminal records for first-line nonviolent crime offenders. Eligible defendants were given probation before the trial, and sentenced to three years probation. During the trial period, the defendant completed 150 hours of community service, vocational training, and GED testing and/or treatment of substance abuse as required. The State Attorney Office partners with local entrepreneurs to get full-time jobs for program participants after completing their vocational training. If successful, after three years, participants can apply to remove their records.
- Junior State Attorney - Launched in summer 2015, the program introduces up to 30 promising high school students every summer for a career in criminal justice.
- Community Day in Court - In an effort to rebuild trust and confidence in the criminal justice system, Mosby began holding a Community Day quarterly at the Court, bringing communities and law enforcement together quarterly to discuss matters that plagued the City.
Personal life
In 2005 James married Nick Mosby, a Baltimore city councilman. They have two daughters. They live in Reservoir Hill neighborhood in Baltimore. He has been using Mosby as his professional name ever since.
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External links
- Marilyn Mosby on the official website of the Baltimore Municipal Law Firm
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