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Trial Date Set for Homicide Defendant Accused of Murdering and Disposing Body of 23-Year-Old Man

Details During a reception court hearing on Nov. 22, a homicide defendant accused of shooting 23-year-old Quincy Harris and hiding his body in a car received a trial date before Baltimore... Read More

Liberty Avenue Shooter Pleads Guilty to First-Degree Assault

By Alyssia Davis [former] - November 21, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details On Nov. 18, a Baltimore resident pleaded guilty to assault charges and was sentenced to five years in prison before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Phillip Adams and defense... Read More

Prosecutor Nolle Pros Non-Fatal Shooting Case Due to Victim Not Being Present in Court

Details On Nov. 9, a Baltimore resident facing assault charges had her case nolle pros by the prosecutor before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. “I exhausted all of my... Read More

Defendant Accused of Shooting 17-Year-Old Victim Gets February Trial Date

Details An assistant state’s attorney continued her request for postponement of trial on Nov. 9 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Michael McDowell was previously scheduled for trial Nov. 2, but the... Read More

Defense Counsel Motions to Modify Convicted Yale Avenue Murderer’s Sentence

Details Defense counsel Michael Cooper motioned to have a convicted homicide defendant’s sentence modified on Nov. 7 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony Vittoria. While impressed by defendant Ricardo Burks’... Read More

Woman Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter in 2021 Case Rejects Open Plea

Details On Nov. 7, a defendant accused of involuntary manslaughter was scheduled for a trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Defendant Jasmine Jones was offered an open... Read More

Man Convicted of Shooting Ex after Argument Sentenced to 50 Years

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge sentenced 24-year-old Carroll Carter to 50 years incarceration on Nov. 4 for the attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend. Carter was previously found guilty of attempted second-degree... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial in May for 16-Year-Old Accused of Murder

Details A defendant charged with first-degree murder was issued a trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Nov. 1. During Tuesday’s reception court proceeding, no offer was... Read More

Defense Counsel Addresses Concerns for Client’s Mental Stability in 2020 Homicide Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin announced on Oct. 12 that a Baltimore man charged with first-degree murder had been found competent to stand trial by doctors at Clifton T.... Read More

Jury Finds Man Guilty of Ex’s Attempted Murder after Shooting Her in Neck

Details A 24-year-old Baltimore man was found guilty of attempted second-degree murder on Sept. 20 after shooting his ex-girlfriend during an argument in 2019. Following a two-day trial, the jury returned... Read More

Attempted Homicide Defendant Acquitted of East Patapsco Avenue Shooting

Details Attempted homicide defendant Alonzo Plenty was acquitted of all charges on Sept. 16, one day after a jury was selected for his trial. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Paul Alpert granted defense attorney Michael... Read More

Judge Seals Plea Taken By Accused Killer in Jonestown Neighborhood Shooting

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge granted the prosecution’s motion to seal a homicide defendant’s plea in connection to a 2020 murder in the city’s Jonestown neighborhood. On Sept. 8, Tyron... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects Undisclosed Plea

Details Homicide defendant Zachariah Allison rejected an undisclosed plea offer on Feb. 21, with plans to proceed to trial. During Tuesday’s proceedings, defense attorney Andre Mahasa informed Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Sentencing Delayed after Hospitalization

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge postponed the sentencing of a man found guilty of his roommate’s murder late last year after learning the defendant was hospitalized. In December 2022,... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Gets March Trial Date After Rejecting Plea Offer

Details A non-fatal shooting defendant will proceed to trial in early March after rejecting a three-year suspended plea. Kennard Farabee, 38, rejected the prosecution’s plea of a suspended three-year sentence and... Read More

Judge Refuses to Schedule Homicide Defendant’s Trial Past Hick’s Date

Details A homicide defendant charged with a 37-year-old man’s murder on North Carey Street last year will return to reception court in two weeks after a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge... Read More

Man Accused of Non-Fatal Shooting Refuses Assault Plea That Would Dismiss Shooting Charges

Details A 45-year-old Baltimore man charged with a non-fatal shooting was given a June trial date on Feb. 17 for a case that a prosecutor said would be dismissed if he... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rescheduled for May Reception Court Hearing

Details The trial of a 27-year-old woman facing two counts of first-degree murder was postponed on Feb. 17, with plans to return to reception court in May. During Friday’s proceedings, Lexus Hart and... Read More

Man Accused of Eastbury Avenue Shooting Rejects 45-Year Plea

Details Attempted homicide defendant Marquise Williams rejected a 45-year plea offer on Feb. 17 in connection to a shooting on Eastbury Avenue last August. Williams, 25, is accused of shooting a... Read More

Attempted Murder Case Dismissed after Defendant Pleas Guilty in Assault Cases

Details In the case of 30-year-old Tyrone Epps, a Baltimore City prosecutor dismissed attempted murder charges against the defendant in lieu of a guilty plea in two other cases. The defendant was... Read More

Prosecutor’s Schedule Delays Start of Trial in Attempted Murder Case

Details A Baltimore man will have to wait a few days to begin trial in his attempted murder case due to the prosecutor assigned to the case being in trial for... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Attempted Murder Defendant in N. Rose Street Shooting

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge scheduled a trial on Feb. 15 after a defendant rejected a plea offer for 15 years for attempted murder. On Wednesday, Nicole Jackson rejected... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for 16-Year-Old Attempted Murder Defendant

Details A 16-year-old defendant charged with attempted murder was issued a trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Feb. 13. The assistant state’s attorney assigned to... Read More

Prosecutor Occupied with Another Case, Judge Schedules New Date for Attempted Murder Trial

Details The start of a trial for a man accused of attempted-murder was postponed on Feb. 14 due to the assigned prosecutor being in court for another case. Defendant Jose Lewis,... Read More