Attempted Homicide Trial Postponed, New Trial Date Unknown

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The trial of an attempted homicide defendant was postponed on March 21 after being scheduled nearly six months ago.

The 32-year-old Larry Jackson, a Baltimore resident, was charged with attempted first and second-degree murder for an incident on Feb. 13, 2020. He is also facing several assault, robbery, and weapons charges.

On Monday, Jackson was scheduled to begin a jury trial; however, his case was postponed, according to the clerk’s office in Baltimore City Circuit Court’s criminal division on March 22. No reason for the postponement was provided and his defense attorney, Robert Cohen, and the state’s attorney’s office did not respond to multiple inquiries.

A new trial date has not been listed on the Maryland Judiciary website as of Tuesday afternoon.

Jackson last appeared in court in September 2021 when the state presented a plea of life, suspending all but 30 years, with three years probation for attempted first-degree murder, and a concurrent 20 years, the first five years without parole, for use of a firearm during a violent crime. The defendant had not accepted or rejected the plea and maintained his right to be tried within 180 days of his first court appearance.