Judge Orders Prosecution to Share Internal Affairs’ Files on Officer in Murder Case

By Connor Driscoll [former] - June 24, 2021
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On Thursday, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert Taylor granted the defense’s motion to compel production of  documents from the Baltimore City Police Internal Affairs Department in a murder case. 

Baltimore resident Anthony Evans, 28, is charged with attempted first-degree murder, second-degree murder, attempted armed robbery, robbery, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, firearm use in a violent crime, reckless endangerment, felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance, carrying a handgun, and discharge of a firearm. 

The charges stemmed from an incident on Jan. 22, 2019.

Evans is represented by assistant public defender Linda Zeit, who had filed the motion in order to secure Internal Affairs’ files on a sergeant with the Baltimore Police Department.

In late February of 2020, the 27-year veteran was charged with official misconduct and attempted theft. According to the  Baltimore Sun, prosecutors say the sergeant charged the department for ten hours of overtime, even though the jail-calls he was tasked to listen to were only 90 minutes long. 

At the June 24 hearing, the prosecution conceded that the defense had a right to the files as part of the discovery process but that a “temporary production bottleneck” had delayed sharing of the material. 

Judge Taylor granted the motion, and ordered the production of the documents by July 2. 

Evans’ trial is scheduled for Aug. 10.