A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge refused to accept a 23-year-old homicide defendant’s guilty plea May 7, beginning his jury trial instead. Darius Joyner is charged with two counts of…
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Sitting inside a Baltimore City Circuit courtroom on April 18, homicide defendant Daya Jones sniffled and wiped tears off of his cheek as his defense attorney explained to a jury…
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Two co-defendants accused of attempted murder received a trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on April 14. Co-defendant Dartagnan Smith and Rudolph Riddick are charged with attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder,…
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On April 11, counsels were unable to reach an agreement on a trial date for attempted murder co-defendants before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. The prosecution offered co-defendant Dartagnan Smith an…
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During reception court, a reckless endangerment defendant accepted a guilty plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Feb. 13. The prosecution offered defendant Ja’Saiah Roberts a plea of five years,…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin agreed with the opinion of the Maryland Department of Health that a Baltimore City defendant was competent to stand trial on Feb. 8. Defendant Marlon…
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Two days after pleading guilty, 42-year-old Gerald Smith received two concurrent life sentences on Jan. 25 for the murder of Marvis Pollock and Brittaney Hayes-Smith in 2021. The first killing occurred on…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a trial date for a defendant accused of attempted first-degree murder during a Jan. 24 reception court proceeding. During Tuesday’s hearing, the prosecution offered…
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A Baltimore man charged with two murders pleaded guilty in both cases before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays on Jan. 23. In both cases, Gerald Smith and his defense counsel Karyn…
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After a non-fatal shooting defendant decided to reject a plea offer on Sept. 26, his defense counsel said she planned on filing a competency evaluation on behalf of her client…
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Counsel agreed on a trial date for a Baltimore man accused of homicide before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Aug. 29. Devon Young, 22, is charged with two…
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A Baltimore man accepted a plea of five years in prison for involuntary manslaughter before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Aug. 29. Jerome Faulkner, 39, was initially charged…
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A 28-year-old Baltimore man received a life sentence on June 1 following a probation after conviction hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gregory Sampson. Anthony Sellers was sentenced to…
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On June 14, a 41-year-old Baltimore resident accused of first-degree murder was set to stand trial in January of 2023. Gerald Smith is charged with first-degree murder, use of a…
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Two defendants were found competent to stand trial, with varying assessments of criminal responsibility, in Baltimore City Circuit Court on April 20, before Judge Gale E. Rasin. Vincent Cooper is…
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A homicide defendant accepted a plea offer of five years on April 7 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Dominick Holman, 23, is charged with two counts…
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The jury selection process for 24-year-old homicide defendant Ronald Haskins began on April 4 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner. Haskins is charged with first-degree murder, use…
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A Baltimore man accused of fatally shooting a 27-year-old man last September rejected a life sentence with the possibility of parole on Jan. 24 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. During…
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Following a Baltimore grand jury’s indictment earlier this year, homicide defendant Steven Melton is scheduled for trial in June 2022 in Baltimore City Circuit Court after rejecting a plea on…
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A man accused of fatally shooting a 39-year-old man in May received a trial date on Nov. 23 during reception court at Baltimore City Circuit Court. Gerald Smith, 41, is…
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A Baltimore man accused of homicide rejected a plea offer on Nov.16 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Anthony Sellers, 27, is charged with first-degree murder, use of…
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Counsel for a 41-year-old homicide defendant told on Oct. 15 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn Oct. 15 that the prosecution has not yet offered a plea…
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A non-fatal shooting defendant received a plea offer on Aug. 26 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. A 25-year-old male is charged with armed carjacking, carjacking, second-degree…
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The trial date of alleged murderer Ronald Haskins was set on Aug. 18 after the defendant’s case appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court’s reception court at least three times since…
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