Emotions were high during the Sept. Read more »

On June 30, a 33-year-old defendant charged with first-degree murder received a maximum sentence of life in addition to 50 years in prison despite claiming she was forced by her codefendant to participate in the kidnapping, murder and burning of Tiffany Jones.  The prosecutor expressed how the defendant, Bobie Barncord, who is represented by Janine Meckler, should serve a life sentence plus 50 years for assisting in kidnapping Jones and setting her on fire before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Read more »

On May 22, a defense attorney rejected a trial postponement in the case of a 36-year-old defendant charged with murder in 2022.  Natalie Finegar, who represents the defendant Carlton Toulson, stated she was ready to start trial that day and rejected a postponement from the assistant state’s attorney before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Read more »

The attempted murder defendant in a September 2022 shooting case appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court on March 20 to schedule his trial date.  Defendant David Jones and his attorney Dalia Weintraub, who was standing in for Benjamin Charlton, appeared in court on Monday before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Read more »

Gabriel Gomez-Fiorenza, 28, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and use of a firearm in a crime of violence before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Read more »

A jury found Cahari A. Read more »

Following a delay that lasted nearly one and a half hours, Darnell Johnson accepted a plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Read more »

After consulting with his defense attorney, Angela Shelton, a homicide defendant and member of the notorious 39 Babies criminal gang accepted the prosecution’s plea offer of 20 years suspending all but five. Read more »

After finding a defendant not guilty of first-degree murder, a jury could not unanimously decide on the rest of the charges on July 17 for a 29-year-old defendant in Baltimore City Circuit Court.  Christopher McLean was charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent crime, conspiracy to use a firearm in a felony violent crime, first-degree assault and reckless endangerment from a car for an Aug. Read more »

An attempted murder defendant went before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Read more »

Attempted murder defendant Nyeki Glover’s statements to a detective with the Baltimore Police Department were not voluntary, according to Glover’s defense counsel at the beginning of his retrial on Aug. Read more »

An attempted homicide defendant’s case was dismissed on July 12—a day after he was originally set to begin a jury trial. Read more »

A man previously convicted in the stabbing death of his wife had the start of his retrial transferred to another date on April 3 in Baltimore City Circuit Court.  Amit Kumar’s trial was set to begin on Monday before Judge Lawrence P. Read more »

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The trial of two men accused of shooting a ballot box guard during the 2020 presidential election was postponed two months on Sept. Read more »