Court Archives - Page 100 of 215

Prosecution Claims ‘Mountain of Evidence’ Proves Defendant Guilty of 2021 Triple Shooting

Details A 43-year-old Baltimore man has been convicted of a 2021 triple shooting on N. Lakewood Avenue that killed Alissa Traylor and injured two brothers in the middle of the night.... Read More

Thames Street Murderer Agrees to Prosecutor’s Plea Offer

Details An 18-year-old man accused of fatally shooting Marco Nunez in April 2022 agreed to plead guilty to second-degree murder, with his sentencing to follow next month. Robert Jordan, who was... Read More

Argument Over Dice Game Ended with Fatal Shooting, Prosecutor Says

Details It was a heated argument over a dice game that ended with the death of 45-year-old John Wilford Jr. on Oct. 30, 2021. On May 16, Wilford’s accused killer, 38-year-old... Read More

Circuit Court Judge Schedules Another Retrial After Murder Defendant’s Conviction Was Overturned

Details On May 15, defense counsel for a murder defendant, whose conviction was overturned, requested that Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn schedule another retrial date because he recently entered... Read More

Hearing Continues for Two Co-Defendants Charged with Attempted Murder

Details According to the Maryland Judiciary website, two attempted murder co-defendants had their hearing scheduled for a jury trial to begin on May 15. However, due to the prosecutor being unavailable.... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects 50 Year Plea

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a homicide defendant’s trial after he rejected a plea offer on May 15. Lexus Hart and her defense counsel, Roland Harris, rejected... Read More

Counsel Reschedules Murder Defendant’s Trial Due to Being Unavailable

Details On May 15, a Baltimore resident’s trial, which was initially scheduled to begin on Monday, was rescheduled towards the end of the year due to counsel being unable to try... Read More

Man Accused of Fatal Stabbing of 28-Year-Old in 2020 Takes 20-Year Plea

Details A Baltimore man charged with fatally stabbing 28-year-old James Brown accepted a plea of 20 years incarceration on May 15 rather than proceed with his scheduled jury trial. In agreement with the... Read More

Orleans Street Shooter Takes 40-Year Plea for 2021 Homicide

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge sentenced defendant James Darryl Smith to 40 years incarceration on May 15 for the murder of 32-year-old Dwayne Edmonds on Orleans Street in 2021.... Read More

Defendant Was Misidentified in 2022 Attempted Murder at Charles Center Metro Station, Defense Argues

Details In defense of Draquan Smith, attorney Latoya Francis-Williams proclaimed to a jury on May 16 that no one involved in the attempted murder at Charles Center Metro Station in June... Read More

Judge Hands Down Sentences to Men Convicted of Fatal Shooting on East Belvedere Avenue

Details Two Baltimore men were sentenced in Baltimore City Circuit Court on May 15 for the deadly shooting of 31-year-old Cordelle Bruce in 2020 in what one defense attorney described as... Read More

Grandfather and Grandson Co-Defendants Found Not Guilty in 2020 Murder

Details “Convict them of murder anyway. That’s offensive,” said defense attorney Staci Pipkins on the last day of trial for a homicide co-defendant accused of murdering 25-year-old Devante Smith before Baltimore... Read More

N. Kenwood Avenue Attempted Murder Trial Delayed for Defense to Review Late Discovery

Details The trial of attempted homicide defendant Isiah Jewel was postponed on May 11 after defense counsel argued he received late discovery from the prosecution. Jewel is currently facing first and second-degree attempted... Read More

Credibility of Victim’s Friend Comes into Question in 2019 Murder Trial

Details Homicide defendant Aaron Michael Clubb shot and killed 22-year-old Jaquan Johnson during a drug deal gone bad, a Baltimore City prosecutor told jurors on May 10 in what he described... Read More

Woman Charged with Bryant Avenue Shooting Takes Revised Plea Offer

Details A 27-year-old Baltimore woman accused of an attempted murder last May accepted a reduced plea on May 9 for a sentence of 18 years. In addition to attempted murder, defendant... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Takes Plea for Shooting Outside Wow Tobacco and Grocery

Details Two Baltimore men pleaded down from attempted murder to assault and weapon charges on May 10 in connection to a carjacking investigation in June 2022. Damyus Morris, 21, and Trevon... Read More

Judge Postpones Sentencing for Female Defendant Convicted in 2021 Derby Manor Drive Murder Case

Details The defendant convicted for murdering 24-year-old Tyrell Johnson-Woods had her sentencing hearing postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta Brown on May 10. On Wednesday, defense attorney Natalie Finegar,... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s ‘Final Judgement Is to Come’ for Drug-Related Shooting in 2020

Details Homicide defendant Chance Taylor was sentenced to ten years of incarceration on May 9 after moving forward with a plea offer rather than a retrial. A jury acquitted the 24-year-old... Read More

Judge Postpones Sentencing for Defendant Convicted in 2021 West Saratoga Street Shooting Homicide

Details On May 10, a Baltimore man convicted of murdering 32-year-old Tavon Hutton had his sentencing postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta Brown. During Wednesday’s hearing, defense attorney Natalie Finegar... Read More

Prosecution Offers One Month Incarceration for Vehicular Manslaughter Defendant

Details On May 9, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton agreed to incarcerate a manslaughter defendant for one month. Defense attorneys Janet K. Andersen and Robert A. Cohen appeared... Read More

Man Found Guilty of Girlfriend’s Murder, Hiding Her Body in Druid Hill Park

Details There are two types of evidence: factual and circumstantial. And in the case of defendant Major Kinchen, a Baltimore City prosecutor said before a jury, it is the circumstantial evidence... Read More

New Defense Counsel, Witness Availability Delays 2021 Washington Boulevard Murder Trial

Details A man accused of killing 27-year-old Kevin Kelly in 2021 had his trial postponed on May 10 due to changes in defense counsel and the prosecution’s witness availability. Marcus Owens,... Read More

N. Eutaw Street Attempted Murder Victim Initiated Confrontation, According to Court Documents

Details A 30-year-old Baltimore man agreed to 10 years incarceration on May 9 in connection to an attempted murder in West Baltimore last year. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles Dorsey... Read More

Mother Forgives Co-Defendants Accused of Son’s Murder in 2019

Details In between moments of pause and tears, the mother of Donnell Brockington forgave defendants James Dunbar and Shamar Jerry on May 9 for their involvement in the death of her 21-year-old son after the... Read More