Jury Acquits Homicide Defendant
Before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Alan C. Lazerow a jury acquitted a 33-year-old homicide defendant on Oct. 24. Martez Brooks was charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony-violent crime,…
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Before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Alan C. Lazerow a jury acquitted a 33-year-old homicide defendant on Oct. 24. Martez Brooks was charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony-violent crime,…
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An attempted homicide defendant’s trial was postponed on Oct. 25 before Judge Melissa K. Copeland because of the victim’s health. Darius Stepney, 31, is facing 19 charges including attempted first-and…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan C. Lazerow presided over the trial of a 33-year-old murder’s defendant’s trial on Oct. 23. Martez Brooks is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use…
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A trial of a 33-year-old murder defendant began on Oct. 21 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan C. Lazerow. Martez Brooks is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in…
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The trial of attempted homicide defendant Darius Stepney was delayed on Oct. 1 to give the prosecution time to locate the victim. Stepney, 31, was scheduled to begin trial on…
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A 24-year-old Gwynn Oak resident was denied bail for attempted murder charges after he was accused of shooting his mother’s attacker in June. On Sept. 17, defense attorney Robert Cole…
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A 23-year-old murder defendant received a trial date after her attorney rejected the prosecution’s plea deal in Baltimore City Circuit Court Sept. 6. Niyiraha Berry is charged with first-degree murder,…
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A non-fatal shooting defendant went before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland Aug. 7 in order to schedule his trial. Dyrin Harrell, 27, is charged with firearm possession…
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The family of a slain 16-year-old Baltimore teen began an emotional journey July 10 as they observed the beginning of the trial against the man charged with his death before…
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On June 28, a 37-year-old murder defendant received a trial date in reception court from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Cornell Moore, Jr. is charged with first-degree…
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A 32-year-old attempted murder defendant who was scheduled to go to trial ended up taking a plea deal on May 24. Jamal Banks was charged with three counts of attempted…
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On March 28, Judge Melissa K. Copeland heard the attempted murder case of 33-year-old Jamal Banks. Banks is charged with three charges of attempted first-degree murder, three charges of attempted…
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Ten years after the murder of 26-year-old Antonio Mayes, two witnesses are expected to testify that it was defendant Brandon Brown who pulled the trigger, a Baltimore City prosecutor told…
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A 35-year-old woman accused of shooting at another woman over the victim’s boyfriend will serve one year on home detention in accordance with a plea agreement. On Jan. 5, Karen…
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A victim’s mother gave an impact statement during the sentencing of two convicted homicide co-defendants who were sentenced to life in prison on May 19 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge…
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A two-co-defendant case involving a drug organization-related shooting is being transferred to federal court following its dismissal in Baltimore City Circuit Court on April 18. Defense attorneys Maureen O’Leary and…
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In 2022, homicide co-defendants Brian Campbell, 25, and Corey Smith, 29, were tried and convicted for the 2018 murder of 17-year-old Beontray Ellis. Nearly a year later, on Feb. 16,…
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Before the case could be handed to the jury for deliberations on Jan. 12, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Myshala Middleton granted the defense counsel’s motion to acquit homicide defendant Kamren Cannady,…
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A red Toyota Solara will play a hefty role in the case against homicide defendant Kamren Cannady, who a prosecutor said was the man behind the trigger in a shooting that…
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A non-fatal shooting case involving two co-defendants was dismissed on Jan. 4 after they refused to testify against one another. Tyrell Lamont Gray Jr., 22, and Kevin Williams Jr., 27,…
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After three days of trying to select a jury, the attempted homicide trial of Ravanna Cornish and Dajuan Rheubottom was rescheduled for April 2023, the prosecutor assigned to the case informed Baltimore…
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A 22-year-old man accused of a highway shootout was granted bail on Oct. 12 after his defense counsel informed the court that the defendant did not initiate the gunfire. Charges…
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A 36-year-old non-fatal shooting defendant’s hearing was rescheduled for reception court next week so his defense attorney could be present to discuss a trial date. During Thursday’s proceedings, the prosecution…
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A 21-year-old Baltimore man charged with first-degree murder rejected a plea of 60 years, with five years probation, on May 31 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Kamren…
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