Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness.
Help us continue our mission into 2025 by donating to our end of year campaign.
By
Lucy Kim [former]
- July 21, 2022
Court
|
Daily Stories
|
Homicides
|
Suspects
|
Victims
|
A convicted manslaughter defendant’s defense counsel motioned to modify the probation for his client on July 21 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria.
Michael Elliott, 64, was found guilty of manslaughter in October 2015 for killing a man on Aug. 26, 2014.
Defense attorney Edward Kenny motioned to have his client’s probation and parole to end around the same time in January 2023 due to the defendant’s health issues.
The defendant said he received concurrent sentences, which should allow his parole and probation to end at the same time.
The prosecutor objected to this modification regardless of the defendant’s concurrent sentences. The prosecutor argued that just because the defendant received a different probation time, it does not justify his reasoning to have his probation shortened.
The Judge said he needs to review the matter and will come to a decision.
According to CBS Baltimore, Elliott allegedly killed a man after he refused to leave his backyard on Aug. 26, 2014. After an argument escalated, Elliott repeatedly stabbed Robert Morris with a steak knife in his neck and torso.
The victim fled behind Elliott’s home on E. Coldspring Lane, eventually collapsing on the 500 block of Willow Avenue. He was pronounced dead shortly after being taken to the hospital, according to court documents.