Keith Davis Jr. asks for charges to be dismissed due to alleged vindictiveness by State’s Attorney Mosby

Keith Davis Jr. asked a Baltimore judge to dismiss the charges against him ahead of a fifth murder trial because he argues they are the product of prejudice by State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby — a legal argument closely mirroring one the city prosecutor made in defense of her federal indictment. The timing of charges brought against Davis and statements made by Mosby and her prosecutors are evidence of “deep animus, prosecutorial misconduct, and vindictiveness” that tainted his criminal cases beyond reproach, Davis’ lawyer argued in a motion.