WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from five police officers whose lawsuit alleged Baltimore's top prosecutor maliciously prosecuted them in the death of Freddie Gray who was fatally injured while in custody.
The court declined to take up the appeal Tuesday, ending the case in State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby's favor. The decision lets stand a May ruling by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which reversed a lower court ruling allowing key parts of the lawsuit to go forward. The appellate court found Mosby had prosecutorial immunity.
Gray died in 2015, a week after suffering a spinal injury in a police van. The 25-year-old's death sparked days of protests. Mosby charged six officers in his death and arrest. Three were acquitted and Mosby dropped the other cases.
