Convicted Homicide Defendant Has Sentence Modified

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On Dec. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles Blomquist granted a defendant’s request to modify his sentence.

Defense counsel John Hassett filed the motion on behalf of Curtis Robinson, who was sentenced to 30 years, suspending all but 20 years with five years of supervised probation for second-degree murder, a lesser included offense than first-degree murder, and a concurrent three years, suspending all but three years with five years supervised probation for the use of a deadly weapon with intent to injure.

On Jan. 5, 2018, Robinson, 36, was convicted of second-degree murder and the use of a deadly weapon with intent to injure in connection to the fatal stabbing of 29-year-old Shannon Butler on the 5000 block of Govane Ave on Oct. 19, 2016.

The victim’s sister gave an impact statement saying, “Curtis had no right to end [Butler’s] life over an argument. He didn’t have to stab him five times; he didn’t have to kill him.”

“There is nothing that can be done to bring him back,” the victim’s sister continued. “I don’t want Curtis on the street. He will kill another person. He should serve all of his time and more.”

“Curtis meant to kill my son,” declared the victim’s mother as she fought back her tears. “He chose to stab him and left him to die.”

After the motion was granted, the victim’s family walked out of the courtroom, yelling that Curtis would kill again.