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She specifically went out of her way and spoke to it's legality status in regards to Maryland law, not Baltimore city ordinances which is what the violation listed is.
Ms. Mosby said,
“The knife was not a switchblade and is lawful under Maryland law.”
As the knife may be illegal by ordinance she may be engaged in misdirection.
That remains to be seen, but it is a good possibility.
Even if the officers were mistaken about the knife, it doesn’t make the arrest ‘illegal’ or lacking probable cause… probable cause can be based on an honest mistake.
The Officer stated in his report that the knife was;
found to be a spring assisted, one hand operated knife.
Charging documents for Freddie Gray - Baltimore Sun
The charged law.
City Code
§ 59-22 Switch-blade knives.
(a) Possession or sale, etc., prohibited.(City Code, 1950, art. 24, §155; 1966, art. 19, §160; 1976/83, art. 19, §185.) (Ord. 44-057.)
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, carry, or possess any knife with an automatic spring or other device for opening and/or closing the blade, commonly known as a switch-blade knife.
(b) Penalties.
Any person violating the provisions of this section, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not
more than $500 or be imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Switch-blade knives. (§ 59-22)
A spring assisted knife may fall under that law.
Please see the argument laid out here.
Legal Insurrection | Freddie Gray | Unlawful Arrest | Probable Cause
Yes. The videos I posted earlier are there for review.
The folks replying indicates that is not true.
Dershowitz position indicates that is not true.
The FOP's position indicates that is not true.
Etc ...
So why are you speaking untruths?
Never mind, I know.
Again, she specificaly stated that his possesion of the knife did not violate the laws. I don't think there is any reason to question her integrity at this point.