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After some calendar juggling Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a jury trial for a murder defendant accused of a shooting on Annapolis Road. Gerson Diaz-Arita, 24,…
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A 36-year-old Baltimore shooting defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on July 1, waiving his right to a jury trial against the advice of his…
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On June 28, a 28-year-old homicide defendant received a trial date in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Lamonte Sherman , is charged with two counts…
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A 46-year-old manslaughter defendant rejected a plea offer in reception court in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on June 28. Shakeff Hatcher is charged with…
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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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On June 28, a 26-year-old homicide defendant received a trial date in reception court in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Michael Fisher is charged with…
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A 23-year-old homicide defendant’s trial was postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland due to the prosecutor’s illness and evidence issues. Gerson Diaz-Arita is charged with first-degree…
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A defense attorney requested an evidentiary hearing on June 27 about an alleged lack of rehabilitation services at the Baltimore Youth Detention Center (YDC) for his first-degree murder client. The…
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An attempted murder defendant went before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland in order to reschedule his trial on June 26. Daquann Toney, 27, is charged with attempted…
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On June 26, in Baltimore City Circuit Court, a non-fatal shooting defendant was not transported to court and was given a new plea offer. Terrell Warren, 37, is charged with…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Hope Tipton declared a mistrial in a non-fatal shooting case on June 25 due to a COVID-19 outbreak among the jury. Xavier Hawkins, 20, represented…
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Just days before his June 26 trial was set to begin, an attempted murder defendant accepted a plea offer that dismissed the most serious charges against him. On June 24,…
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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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On June 24, the defense requested a postponement of a murder trial after the defendant informed his attorney that there was medical evidence needed to argue his case. George Kuhn,…
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A 23-year-old manslaughter defendant rejected a plea offer in reception court and asked for new counsel before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on June 21. Dayia Lynn,…
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A 31-year-old manslaughter defendant rejected a plea offer in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on June 20. Trae Byes, 31, charged with vehicular manslaughter,…
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A trial date for co-defendants accused of stabbing and killing a 21-year-old man was set in reception court on June 21. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland has scheduled a trial this fall for a 43-year-old accused of a shooting on Carswell Street. Marrico Bell faces multiple charges including…
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Counsel wrangled on June 18 in Baltimore Circuit Court about the earliest available trial date for two co-defendants each facing two 2018 murder cases. Daoin Finch, 25, is charged with…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland has scheduled a new trial date for one of the defendants in a Pimlico Road murder case on June 18 after a…
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A tentative trial date has been set for a 17-year-old juvenile charged in relation to a murder on April 10, 2023. He is accused of first-degree murder, firearm use in…
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Murder defendant Ronald Alston, 36, rejected a plea offer of life imprisonment before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland on June 14. He has been charged with first-degree murder,…
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A new trial date was set on June 17 for the defendant in an attempted murder case after a water main break last Thursday delayed his hearing. Davon Coleman, 25,…
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A 16-year-old murder defendant stood before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland requesting that the court reconsider transferring his case back to juvenile court on June 17. Ultimately,…
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