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Judge Schedules Trial for 63-Year-Old Charged in 2022 Kloman Street Murder Case

Details On March 1, a defendant charged with the murder of his 53-year-old girlfriend received a trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. During Wednesday’s proceeding, the prosecution offered Bruce... Read More

Jury Acquits Man Accused of Fauji Grocery Mart Shooting

Details A jury has found 29-year-old Matthew Lipscomb not guilty for an attempted murder at Fauji Grocery Mart exactly six years to the day of the shooting on March 1, 2017. After a... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant’s Admission to Hospital Delays Competency Review

Details On March 1, a hearing for a Baltimore man accused of attempted murder was continued due to his recent admission into Clifton T. Perkins Hospital. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale... Read More

Judge Pushes Parties to Propose More Immediate Start Date for Murder Defendant Awaiting Trial

Details “I’m not going five months past his Hick’s,” said a Baltimore City Circuit Judge to all counsels during a reception court hearing for a man accused of murder on March... Read More

Judge Assigns Trial Date to Defendant in Washington Boulevard Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details An attempted murder defendant rejected a plea offered by prosecutors before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on March 1. Eric Davis was offered a sentence of life, suspending all but... Read More

Prosecutor Nolle Pros Kenyon Avenue Attempted Murder Case

Details The prosecutor assigned in a case against a Baltimore man facing attempted murder charges entered a nolle pros on all charges Feb. 28 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie... Read More

Baltimore Resident Pleads Guilty to First-Degree Assault

Details In the midst of jury selection, a Baltimore resident facing attempted murder charges took a plea of 25 years in prison on March 1 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Defendant Charged with Accessory in 2022 Murder

Details On Feb. 28, a Baltimore man charged as an accessory to murder received a new trial date during his reception court hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. During... Read More

Vehicular Manslaughter Victim’s Daughter Says Her Mother Was ‘Too Tired To Fight’

Details A Baltimore City murder defendant pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter on Feb. 27 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles Dorsey. Geraldine Stevenson, who is represented by defense attorney Harvey... Read More

Trial Date Set for 23-Year-Old Attempted Murder Defendant

Details A Baltimore man charged in a September 2022 non-fatal shooting had the start of his trial postponed as requested by his defense attorney on Feb. 28. Defense attorney Roland Harris... Read More

W. North Avenue Shooter Unknown Due to Lack of Evidence, Defense Argues

Details At the start of his client’s homicide trial on Feb. 28, defense attorney James Sweeting III asked the jury to return a not guilty verdict for defendant Arthur McCaden given the prosecution’s... Read More

Defendant’s Trial Postponed in 2022 Homicide Case Due to Attorney’s Health

Details On Feb. 28, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn rescheduled the trial of a Baltimore man charged with the murder of 31-year-old James Moore. During Tuesday’s hearing, defendant Ronnie... Read More

Judge Sentences 23-Year-Old Woman Convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter

Details “Imma take my consequences for my actions.” Defendant Khali Yates addressed the courtroom on Feb. 27 as she was sentenced for involuntary manslaughter before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge LaZette Ringgold-Kirksey. During her... Read More

Judge Sets Tentative Trial Date for Defendant in Washington Boulevard Homicide Case

Details On Feb. 28, a Baltimore man accused of murder received a trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. During Tuesday’s hearing, the assistant state’s attorney requested a trial... Read More

Judge Grants New Trial Date for Defendant in Park Heights Avenue Attempted Murder Case

Details On Feb 28, a Baltimore man charged with attempted murder received a new trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Michael McDowell was initially scheduled to appear for... Read More

Prosecutor Claims Victim Was Killed for Disrespecting Rolling 60s Crips Gang, Defendant Found Not Guilty of Murder

Details Homicide defendant Justin Westbrook didn’t like it when 36-year-old Damon Bailey “disrespected the Rolling 60s” Crips gang in Baltimore. At the conclusion of Westbrook’s trial on Feb. 27, a Baltimore... Read More

Judge Sets Retrial Date for Two 17-Year-Old Murder Defendants

Details Two defendants charged with the fatal shooting 38-year-old Clark Hohrein in 2022, rejected a plea offered by the assistant state’s attorney on Feb. 27. Defendants Darell Parker and William Holloman... Read More

Jury Finds Defendant Guilty of Shooting Two Men Returning Keys to Neighbor

Details Jurors found a 24-year-old Baltimore man guilty of Roderick Daniels’ murder and the attempted murder of another man on Feb. 27 after the two men tried returning apartment keys to... Read More

Convicted Homicide Defendant Gets 10-Day Sentence for Violating Probation

By Andrew Michaels - February 28, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details A 67-year-old convicted homicide defendant was handed down a 10-day prison sentence on Feb. 23 for violating his probation after being arrested for a DUI. According to defense attorney Sharon... Read More

Judge’s Absence Delays Two Cases

Details A homicide case and an unrelated attempted homicide case were delayed one day due to the absence of the presiding Baltimore City Circuit Court judge. According to the circuit court... Read More

Man’s Retrial Begins for 2017 Fauji Grocery Mart Shooting

Details Soda was still fizzing on the ground from gunfire when Baltimore Police arrived at Fauji Grocery Mart on the evening of March 1, 2017. Video evidence captured the shooting, and... Read More

Judge Sets August Trial Date for Attempted Murder Defendant

Details An attempted murder defendant rejected a 30-year plea offered by prosecutors on Feb. 22 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. James Sutton and his defense counsel Andre Mahasa, a... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects 30-Year Plea in Glenwood Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details A Baltimore resident facing attempted murder charges rejected a 30-year plea in prison on Feb. 24 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Isaac Baylis and his defense counsel Isabel... Read More

Judge Postpones Sentencing for 78-Year-Old Defendant Accused of Fatally Stabbing Girlfriend

Details A Baltimore man who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder had his sentencing hearing postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles Blomquist on Feb. 24. In September 2022, defendant Ronald... Read More