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Convicted Homicide Defendant’s Probation Violation Hearing Postponed

Details A 32-year-old convicted homicide defendant’s probation violation hearing was postponed to next month after retaining new defense counsel earlier this week. Pierre Harris appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge LaZette... Read More

38-Year-Old Man Found Guilty of ‘Executing’ Victim on Cliftview Avenue

Details “No, no, no, no, no!” The voice of 35-year-old Anthony Cain Jr. rang out from a television in a small Baltimore City Circuit courtroom on Jan. 27 as the prosecution... Read More

Attorneys Return to Reception Court to Request Judge in Attempted Murder Case

Details A woman accused of attempted murder received a different trial date and judge during reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Jan. 27. Counsels involved in... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Awaiting Competency Evaluation Mistakenly Appears on Reception Court Docket

Details An attempted murder defendant failed to appear for his reception court hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Jan. 26 due to a pending mental health evaluation.... Read More

42-Year-Old Man Gets Two Life Sentences for Back-to-Back Murders

Details Two days after pleading guilty, 42-year-old Gerald Smith received two concurrent life sentences on Jan. 25 for the murder of Marvis Pollock and Brittaney Hayes-Smith in 2021. The first killing occurred on... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Receives Trial Date for 2022 Chapel Street Homicide

Details A Baltimore woman charged with attempted murder received a trial date during her reception court hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Jan. 26. The prosecutor notified the court... Read More

Woman Accused of Fatally Stabbing Roommate Opts For Plea in the Middle of Bench Trial

Details A Baltimore woman from the Easterwood neighborhood opted to plead guilty to fatally stabbing 47-year-old Veronica Freeman in 2020 rather than proceed with a bench trial on Jan. 25. Leah... Read More

Mother Takes Plea for Vehicular Manslaughter in Death of 7-Month-Old

Details A 30-year-old mother from Brooklyn Park accepted a plea offer on Jan. 24 for vehicular manslaughter, resulting in the death of her 7-month-old son in 2022. Samanda Bradds, also known... Read More

Story of Self-Defense ‘Made Up,’ Prosecutor Argues in Fells Point Shooting Trial

Details The first of four co-defendants received a guilty verdict on Jan. 17 in connection to a shooting in Fells Point in January 2022. Joel Duncan, 26, was found guilty of... Read More

Defendant Accused of Shooting Man in the Neck Given Trial Date

Details On Jan. 25, an attempted murder defendant received a trial date during his reception court hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Defendant Dionte Johnson rejected a plea... Read More

Defendant ‘Executed’ Victim in W. Saratoga Street Shooting, Prosecutor Says

Details “He’s a man, not an executioner.” During opening statements on Jan. 25, defense counsel in the jury trial of Donte Brown adamantly denied the defendant’s alleged involvement in the murder of 22-year-old... Read More

Prosecutor Describes Homicide Victim Begging for His Life Before Shooting in Summer 2021

Details Homicide victim Anthony Cain Jr. was shown no mercy as he begged for his life on July 8, 2021. An assistant state’s attorney with the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office... Read More

Prosecutor Nolle Pros Weapons Case Against One of Three Defendants

Details During reception court on Jan. 23, prosecutors elected to nolle pros a case against a Baltimore man facing multiple weapons charges. Defendant Bryce Gray was scheduled for trial in February... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Misses Scheduling Hearing Due to Hospitalization

Details An attempted murder defendant did not appear for his trial scheduling hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Jan. 24 due to his health. Defendant Victor Shuron II did... Read More

Trial Date Set for 16-Year-Old Defendant Charged with Murder

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn continued a reception court hearing for a juvenile defendant because his attorney could no longer represent him. Judge Phinn was unable to set a trial date... Read More

Second Defendant Found Not Guilty For Murder of 17-Year-Old in 2018

Details Homicide defendant Eric Jackson was found not guilty of the murder of 17-year-old Ray Glasgow, who was gunned down in a car nearly five years ago. After three days of... Read More

Convicted Manslaughter Defendant’s Zoom Probation Violation Hearing Postponed

Details A 27-year-old woman convicted of manslaughter in 2016 had a probation violation Zoom hearing rescheduled for March after a postponement on Jan. 23. Elera Osara accepted a guilty plea for... Read More

Defendant Found Guilty in N. Pulaski St. Shooting

Details When defendant Anton Harris made eye contact with an MTA officer on May 4, 2022, “he knew he had been made,” a prosecutor told the jury on the final day of his... Read More

Judge Grants Postponement for Man Accused of Fatal Stabbing, Later Strangling Cellmate

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge granted defense counsel’s postponement request for the trial of a Cumberland man accused of two murders, one of which he allegedly committed in jail... Read More

Circuit Court Judge Sentences Convicted Attempted Murder Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony Vittoria sentenced a convicted attempted murder defendant on Jan. 23 to a total of 46 years in prison, in addition, required him to pay a $1,000... Read More

Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty in Two Separate 2021 Murders

Details A Baltimore man charged with two murders pleaded guilty in both cases before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays on Jan. 23. In both cases, Gerald Smith and his defense counsel Karyn... Read More

Getaway Driver in Fell’s Point Shooting Begins Trial

Details Defense counsel and the prosecution argued the liability of an accused getaway driver on Jan. 20 in connection to an attempted murder in Fell’s Point last year. According to the... Read More

Defense Attorney’s Schedules Overlap, Trial for Attempted Murder Defendant Delayed

Details The absence of an attorney for the public defender’s office forced a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge to postpone the start of trial for a Baltimore man accused of attempted... Read More

Prosecution Not Ready for Trial in Three Defendant Weapons Case

Details The prosecutor assigned to a three defendant weapons case was not prepared for the trial on Jan. 20 citing complications due to “several moving parts” related to the case. Defendants... Read More