Court Rejects Appeal from Black Lifer Who Shot White Officer in Face at Traffic Stop
NBC Philadelphia
October 17, 2015
The Delaware Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a man serving life in prison for shooting a Wilmington policeman in the face during a traffic stop.
Frederick Gray was convicted of attempted murder in the 2013 shooting of Patrolman Justin Wilkers.
Gray argued on appeal that the trial judge erred in allowing a statement Gray’s mother gave to police into evidence. He also argued that the judge should have declared a mistrial after prosecutors did not turn over potentially exculpatory evidence about inconsistent statements made by Wilkers’ partner until after the trial had started.