Fordham Law School Professor James Cohen spoke with The Baltimore Sun about how prosecutor allegations Baltimore Police Officer William G. Porter lied on the witness stand last week while facing a murder charge could impact his planned testimony against two of his fellow officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray.
Cohen said the “short answer” to the question of whether the prosecution’s claims matter is ‘Absolutely,’ with several exclamation points.”
The claims that Porter lied could be allowed into evidence in Goodson’s and White’s trials as “admissions” by the prosecutors, Cohen said, then used by the defense to attack Porter’s credibility.
“The prosecution is admitting, literally, that this witness that they are now ‘vouching’ for lied” on the stand, Cohen said.