BALTIMORE — A defense attorney for State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby said Friday that a contempt of court finding is “unwarranted” because quoting from jury questionnaires would not interfere with a fair trial, given the pretrial publicity around the case.
Attorney A. Scott Bolden’s response comes after U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby asked the defense why she shouldn’t hold them in contempt of court for revealing confidential juror information in a recent filing that included information from juror questionnaires.
In a previous filing in opposition to a gag order, Bolden cited jury questionnaires that said about 30% of prospective jurors have made up their minds about her case. Bolden said in the latest filing that the information did not identify jurors, and argued that the jury pool was already tainted because of the extensive media coverage of the case.
