By authority of Judges Lawrence R. Daniels and Melissa K. Copeland of the Baltimore City Circuit Court, a postponement was granted to a murder suspect’s defense anticipating information from a…
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An Owings Mills woman’s sentencing for conspiring to shoot her friend was postponed on Oct. 11 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Markia Vaughn, 20, was scheduled for sentencing alongside her…
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A 22-year-old Anne Arundel County man was sentenced to five years in prison on Sept. 20 for having a handgun at the scene of a fight in Fort Armistead Park…
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A 26-year-old Baltimore man pleaded guilty for his role in a non-fatal shooting among family members that defense counsel said was fueled by excessive drinking. On Sept. 3, Kvon Allen…
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A 22-year-old man who became involved in a social media dispute among a group of women was found guilty of various firearm offenses on July 15, but acquitted on most…
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The final witness was called and closing arguments were heard on July 12 in the trial of a man accused of shooting several women during a confrontation that began on…
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Counsel delivered opening statements July 10 in the trial for a 22-year-old man accused of attempted murder after an altercation that the prosecution claimed “was supposed to be just a…
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A trial date was set for two attempted murder co-defendants on June 24 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Kvon Allen Smith, 25, facing charges of attempted…
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A first-degree murder defendant was acquitted on all counts, June 13, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John Howard, after several appeals to his original conviction because a witness to…
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The trial for a 2012 murder ended before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard on June 13 in a case that the defense attorney said “rests on the…
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The second day of a jury trial for a 2012 murder trial in Baltimore City Circuit Court continued on June 12 with expert testimony from a medical examiner, an FBI…
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A 2012 murder trial in Baltimore City Circuit Court will hinge on the testimony of a “complicated” witness according to opening statements June 11. Ronald Eaton Cornish, 37, is charged…
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A 33-year-old suspected of murdering his girlfriend’s child did not receive a trial date on June 7 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. The defendant’s attorney requested…
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The prosecution dropped all charges against a 48-year-old attempted murder defendant in Baltimore City Circuit Court May 28. Gregory Barnes was charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder, first- and…
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In a March 14 hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland,an attempted murder suspect turned down a plea offer in reception court. Gregory Barnes, 48, is accused…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a 27-year-old defendant’s murder trial during a reception court hearing on Feb. 26. Christopher Straham is charged with first-degree murder, possession…
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A 20-year-old man accused of stabbing Sean Neal Malik Brown and leaving him to die in Hanlon Park last May was denied bail on Jan. 30 before Baltimore City Circuit…
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A pair of homicide co-defendants were specially set for a five-day trial in October in Baltimore City Circuit Court. During reception court on March 21, the prosecution and defense attorneys…
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Homicide defendant Shanikiqua Jones was found guilty of attempted second-degree murder on March 20 in connection to a shooting last summer involving her ex-girlfriend and three others. In addition to two counts…
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“Imagine that a police officer witnesses a shooting—a shot of a rifle into a vehicle—and charges the person who was shot at. Isn’t that weird?” According to defense counsel, this…
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An attempted murder defendant’s confession to Baltimore Police was behind both sides of the argument between the prosecution and defense counsel on March 9 as the trial of Nyeki Glover…
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Nyeki Glover confessed to an attempted murder on E. Baltimore Street that occurred on the evening of Sept. 17, 2021, a Baltimore City prosecutor told jurors at the start of the…
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A Baltimore man convicted of murder was denied bail on Jan. 13 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Defendant Christopher Rather, was found guilty on July 15,…
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A Baltimore woman charged with attempted murder had her trial date set before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Oct. 25. During the hearing, the prosecutor offered…
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