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By
Danielle Spratley [former]
- March 1, 2022
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A homicide defendant’s case was not called during reception court on March 1 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn.
James Boisseau, 18, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, six counts of use of a firearm during a violent crime, three counts of reckless endangerment from a car, three counts of conspiracy to commit an armed robbery, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, two counts of attempted armed robbery, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, having a loaded handgun in a vehicle, and possession of a firearm as a minor in connection to an incident on March 29, 2020.
Initially, Boisseau was offered a plea of life suspending all but 50 years, with five years of supervised probation for first-degree murder, which was rejected, respectively by the defendant and his defense attorney John Cox on Sept. 23, 2021.
The trial was slated to begin on March 1, but was postponed due to the suspension of jury selection with the rise of COVID-19 cases.
Boisseau’s next hearing is scheduled for Dec. 5.