Controversial Case Sparks Appeal Against Self-Incrimination

A police officer facing charges for the controversial death of a Maryland man will take his case to the state's highest court Thursday, arguing he cannot be compelled to testify against his fellow officers. William Porter is a Baltimore, Maryland police officer awaiting retrial on charges in the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African-American who died from a spinal injury while in police custody last April. Porter's attorneys say he cannot testify against five...

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