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Judge Postpones Scheduling Hearing to Accommodate Murder Defendant’s Speedy Trial Rights

Details A Baltimore City murder defendant was vocally displeased with postponing his jury trial on April 12 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. On Wednesday, defendant Devon Sample and his defense attorney... Read More

Trial Begins for 22-Year-Old Man Charged with 2022 Belair Homicide

Details On April 13, a 22-year-old man charged with the fatal shooting of Adrian Morris appeared for his first day of trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge M. Brooke Murdock. Defendant Terrill Johnson was arrested... Read More

Trial Begins for Baltimore Man Charged in 2020 Evergreen Street Shooting Homicide Case

Details “Vigilante justice is not justice at all.” The assistant state’s attorney said to a jury on the first day of trial for a man charged with the fatal shooting of Jazzeind Kasif... Read More

West Belvedere Avenue Murder Defendant Found Incompetent to Stand Trial

Details On April 12, a defendant and his attorney Brian McDaniel appeared before a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge to receive the results of his competency evaluation. Judge Gale E. Rasin... Read More

Judge Sides With Report Finding Female Defendant Competent to Stand Trial in 2022 Bryant Avenue Shooting Case

Details On April 12, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin read a report which found a 26-year-old defendant competent to stand trial in a 2022 non-fatal shooting case. Cowanda Mills and her... Read More

Judge Extends Deadline for E. 28th Street Murder Defendant’s Competency Evaluation

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin granted a second extension for a first-degree murder defendant’s competency evaluation during mental health court on April 12. Stand-in attorney Sharon Bogins waived defendant Jamal Smith’s appearance... Read More

2022 Attempted Murder Defendant Found Competent to Proceed with Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin read from a report on April 12, which stated that a defendant accused of committing a murder in 2022 was found competent... Read More

Out-of-State Witness Causes Prosecution to Place Attempted Murder Case on Stet Docket

Details A defendant accepted the stet status for her 2022 attempted murder case on April 12 after a key witness remained out of state for trial. The prosecution stated that they... Read More

Hospital Asks for Fourth Extension to Perform Competency Evaluation on 2015 Murder Defendant

Details On April 12, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin granted Clifton T. Perkins Hospital their fourth extension to perform a competency evaluation on a 2015 murder defendant. Defendant... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Parksley Road Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant

Details On April 12, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn postponed the start of trial for a non-fatal shooting defendant. Defendant Michael Crispino, who is represented by Warren Brown, was set to start... Read More

Defendant Admitted to 32-Year-Old Man’s Murder on Reisterstown Road in June 2021, Prosecutor Says

Details Defendant Byron Erin Lewis eventually admitted to the murder of 32-year-old Shammarh Jenkins, a Baltimore City prosecutor said to a jury on April 12. Represented by defense attorney James Sweeting... Read More

Homicide Trial Begins in 2019 Case of YMCA Director Shot Trying to Keep Burglary Suspects Out of Couple’s Home

Details Jordan Taylor and his wife were sitting in their living room on a late November evening in 2019 when three men shot their way into the couple’s home in Southwest... Read More

Judge Postpones Start of Trial for 18-Year-Old Defendant Accused in 2022 Murder

Details On April 11, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn postponed an 18-year-old murder defendant’s trial because his lawyer was out of town. Defendant Devin Curry and his stand-in defense attorney requested a postponement... Read More

Judge Postpones Murder Trial Following Assignment of New Defense Attorney

Details On April 10, a homicide defendant had his reception court hearing postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn, in light of the public defender’s absence. A stand-in... Read More

Accused Killer Gets 25 Years in Prison For Fatally Shooting 54-Year-Old Man

Details A 52-year-old man charged with the murder of Ahnmad Artis in February 2022 was sentenced to 25 years of incarceration on April 11 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Ausby.... Read More

Judge Schedules New Date for Defendant Charged with West Belvedere Avenue Murder

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial for a defendant charged with three counts of first-degree murder on April 11. Prosecutors had no plea offer for defendant Shawn Brewton,... Read More

Judge Denies Convicted Murderer Alcohol, Drug Evaluation Based on Time Served Eligibility

Details A convicted homicide defendant was denied his request for an alcohol and drug treatment evaluation on April 11 after Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays told him he... Read More

Judge Reduces Sentence Shooter after Trial Counsel Failed to Use ‘Airtight Electronic Alibi’

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge significantly reduced the life sentence of Lamont Davis after his defense team argued trial counsel’s failure to present Davis’ “airtight electronic alibi” to the... Read More

Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty to Murder For Deadly Home Invasion in 2019

Details One of the co-defendants accused in a deadly home invasion in 2019 has pleaded guilty to murder, among other charges. On April 11, Aaron Butler and his co-defendant, Kahlil Madden, appeared before Baltimore... Read More

Trial Begins for Baltimore Man Charged with Fatally Shooting His Girlfriend and Burning Her Body

Details “Convicting an innocent man for murder is not justice,” said defense attorney Brandon T. Taylor to a jury on April 11, the first day of trial for a man charged... Read More

Judge Reschedules Reception Court for Attempted Murder Co-Defendants Due to Scheduling Conflict

Details On April 11, counsels were unable to reach an agreement on a trial date for attempted murder co-defendants before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. The prosecution offered co-defendant Dartagnan Smith an... Read More

Judge Hands Down 25-Year Sentence to Defendant after Accepting Alford Plea for East 20th Street Murder

Details A 52-year-old Baltimore man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the 2021 murder of Ali Bey on April 11 after agreeing to plead guilty earlier this year. In February, Shawn Purvis entered... Read More

Manslaughter Defendant in 2021 ATM Shooting Pleads Guilty to Assault

Details A 26-year-old woman accused of involuntary manslaughter in 2021 pleaded down to second-degree assault for a sentence of four years on April 10. Jasmine Jones was originally scheduled to begin jury... Read More

Baltimore Resident Receives Maximum Sentence in Haddon Avenue Homicide Shooting Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong sentenced a homicide defendant to the maximum sentence after hearing heartfelt statements from the 51-year-old victim’s family on April 9, three years... Read More