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Court Issues Verdict For Third Officer In Freddie Gray Trial

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Baltimore police officer Caesar Goodson Jr. arrives at the Circuit Court before the judge issues the verdict in his trial on June 23, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)
Baltimore police officer Caesar Goodson Jr. arrives at the Circuit Court before the judge issues the verdict in his trial on June 23, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)

The third officer to be tried in the case of Freddie Gray, the African-American man who died of injuries sustained while in the custody of Baltimore City Police, was found not guilty.

Officer Caesar Goodson Jr. faced the most serious charges of the six officers who were charged. There have been no convictions in three trials that have taken place.

Here & Now’s Robin Young speaks with NPR's Jennifer Ludden about the third verdict in the Gray trial.

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Jennifer Ludden, national correspondent for NPR. She tweets @JenniferLudden.

This segment aired on June 23, 2016.

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