Appeals Court Stays Key Order in Freddy Gray Cases

From Powerline Blog:

I wrote here about Judge Barry Williams’ order that Officer William Porter, who is awaiting retrial, will have to testify against colleagues who also are charged in the Freddy Gray cases. Porter argued that the Fifth Amendment gives him the right not to testify, inasmuch as he is still in legal jeopardy and his testimony might tend to incriminate him, but the judge rejected this contention. As I noted, Porter’s lawyers promptly took the matter to the appeals court, seeking an injunction.

Today, the appeals court granted the injunction. It is only a temporary one — a stay. The injunction protects Porter from having to testify while the three-judge court sorts its way through the legal issues raised by Judge Williams’ apparently unprecedented ruling.

Wow, that was close!

Let's see if they are seious.