Reed Smith Team That Defended Mosby Avoids Government Subpoena

Reed Smith LLP lawyers who initially represented former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby on perjury and loan fraud charges won’t have to testify on behalf of the government.

Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby granted their motion to quash the government’s subpoena, saying she was generally uncomfortable with calling lawyers to testify, particularly lawyers who represented the defendant in the same case.

Prosecutors wanted to call the lawyers to testify about their notes from interviews of Marilyn’s ex-husband, Nick Mosby, in order to impeach his testimony.

But the risk of prejudice to the defendant under the circumstances is too great, Griggsby said, ...