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Guilty Plea for Non-Fatal Shooting Earns Probation Before Judgement
A defendant charged in a shooting received probation before judgement on June 5 in a case heard by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea Handy. Read more »
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Judge Sets Attempted Murder, Carjacking Trial in August
A judge allowed a non-fatal shooting, carjacking and robbery case to go to trial in August. Read more »
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Prosecution Presents Aerial, Body-Worn Camera Footage in Appleton Street Murder Trial
“I’ve been dealing this sh*t for two years because of a crime I didn’t even commit!” said 29-year-old defendant Kemonta Johnson to the court on the first day of his jury trial. Read more »
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E. Chase Street Shooter Gets November Retrial After Mistrial in 2017 Murder Case
After his recent mistrial, homicide defendant Matthew Lipscomb received a November retrial date on July 27 during Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn’s reception court. Read more »
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Defense Counsel’s Unavailability Delays Bowley’s Lane Attempted Murder Trial By Three Months
An attempted homicide defendant’s trial was postponed more than three months after his defense attorney had a personal emergency. Read more »
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Baltimore Man Takes Five-Year Plea for East 20th Street Shooting in 2022
A 38-year-old man accused of an attempted murder last year told Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea Handy that his actions were the result of him trying to protect his cousin during a shoot-out on East 20th Street. Read more »
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Judge Postpones E. 20th Street Attempted Murder Defendant’s Jury Trial
On March 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Read more »
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Woman Accused of Murdering Her Baby Has Her Trial Postponed
The jury trial for a 26-year-old mother charged with the murder of her baby was postponed on March 15, due to new defense counsel having recently been assigned to the case. Read more »
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Drunken Shooter Rejects Five-Year Plea, Will Proceed to Trial
A non-fatal shooting defendant rejected five years without parole on March 9 and will proceed with a jury trial in mid-May. Read more »
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Trial Postponed for Defendant in 2021 Laurens Street Homicide Case
A Baltimore man charged in the December 2021 fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man had his trial postponed on Feb. Read more »
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Jury Returns Not Guilty Verdict in Attempted Murder Case, Defense Argues Lack of Evidence
Defense counsel in the trial of attempted homicide defendant Courtney Sykes compared the length of the prosecution’s case to that of this year’s Super Bowl halftime show, telling the jurors on Feb. Read more »
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Victim Reported Shooting Weeks After Incident, Defense Says in Cliftview Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Case
A Baltimore City prosecutor argued that the victim specifically identified 30-year-old Courtney Sykes as the woman who attempted to shoot her in May 2022. Read more »
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Judge Schedules Trial for Defendant Charged with 2022 Non-Fatal Shooting
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Saint Georges Lane Homicide Defendant’s Trial Scheduled for June
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Defense Suggests Another Suspect in Murder of Homicide Defendant’s Sister
Defense counsel for 45-year-old homicide defendant Cornelius Hayes directed the jury’s attention to a different suspect in the killing of Lezatte Jackson during her opening statements. Read more »