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Solidarity with the process, because if hes got bad apples he doesnt want them either, he wants his city to be safe. >> its true. its an astute observation. what were seeing is two camps, the first says justice delayed is justice denied the second camp says this is a rush to justice. nobody wants that. >> thats justice denied. >> justice denied as well absolutely. >> everybody is talking about was it legal or illegal that knife and my question -- >> thats the only question. >> that is my questio...

Marilyn mosby in charging six baltimore police officers in in his death. >> the blade of the knife was holded into the handle. the knife was not a switch blade and is lawful under maryland law. >> reporter: which is why mosby is charging three of the six officers with false imprisonment and argues gray should never have been arrested in the first place. but lawyers for arresting officers edward fairnero and garrett miller say she got it wrong and the life was illegal under maryland law, demand t...

And andy could probably speak better to that. >> andy hop in. >> maryland has a statewide law, the law in all of maryland that says its illegal to have a switchblade. each jurisdiction baltimore city being one of them can pass its own laws. it says its not only illegal to have a switchblade, but its also illegal to have a switch spring-assisted knife. the issue in the gray case is the police that arrested gray officer nero and officer miller they arrested gray and they charge him with the city c...

Challenging the prosecutor in court. officer nero claims the knife gray was carrying was illegal contrary to what the states attorney has said. his lawyers are demanding to see the knife. moz by responded saying the evidence we collected cannot be disclosed, relayed or released to the public before trial. as i have previously indicated, i strongly condemn anyone in law enforcement with access to trial evidence who has or continues to leak information prior to the resolution of this case. these u...

Is a spring-assisted knife. again, when you look at marylands law, this is a legal knife in maryland. theres a spring mechanism inside that when i barly push it it comes the rest of the way open. thats not a switchblade or automatic knife. i dont have to touch the blade to open it. if there were a button here that would be considered an automatic knife and would be banned in maryland. this is a spring-assisted knife. you have to touch the blade to get it open. >> heres the deal. everything that ...

Inspect the knife the police say was found in freddie grays possession. a careful inspection will reveal specific characteristics of the knife which will reveal that the knife was not lawful under maryland law and as such, the defendant did not illegally arrest mr. gray. joining us now, andy alperstein and andrew levy. andy halperstein, the crucial factor about this life knife is in maryland mosbys presentation of the charges, she said that because the knife was not a switchblade, because the kn...

Community, its left to be seen how the state prosecutor and the police rebuild the trust that they need to work together. >> all right, evan perez, thanks so much. one of the six baltimore police officers facing charges in the death of freddie gray is challenging the prosecutor in court. officer edward nero claims that the knife gray was carrying which was the cause of his arrest he claims it was illegal, contrary to what marylands states attorney marilyn mosby has said. officer neros lawyers ...

Lets ask neil wine steen. mercedes begin with you. >> certainly theyre going to look at this situation and say did you even have probable cause to arrest this individual. everything that flows from it gets more grandized more criminal. you didnt have the legitimate reason to arrest this man. >> how can they know one way or the other what type of knife or switchblade it is? theyre in the moment. >> you cant know. the facts as we know right now is that he ran and fled from them. when they stopped ...

Examine it because i can tell you its confusing sometimes as to whether these knives are legal or illegal. >> that can come down to the spring, the button, the way that the switchblade opens up and opening mechanism which is confusing to lay people. >> how confusing it is in new york the d.a. went after some of the biggest stores in the country. home depot and others that were accidentally selling illegal knives. cops on the street have the same problem. >> on the most basic point, if when the k...

Further. they said they found an illegal knife, a switch blade. if that were the case now you have probable cause. it was a legal knife. >> i heard what she said. im saying she has to know something else about that stop they must have thought they knew the drug activity. he and the other guy, be that as it may, absolutely. >> if that was the case its good evidence. >> true. why they stopped him does not function into the criminal charges as to what caused the death. before we go real quickly, i ...