Court Archives - Page 17 of 190

Suspect is Found Competent to Stand Trial in Teen Murder Case

Details A murder defendant was found competent to stand trial after a postponement on June 26, after saying could not remember taking a mental competency evaluation. Roger Alvarado-Mendoza, 24, is being... Read More

2023 Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Guilty of Self-Inflicted Wound

Details A jury found a 36-year-old defendant guilty of a self-inflicted shooting on June 26. Timothy Sutton was found guilty of firearm possession with a felony conviction, illegal possession of ammunition... Read More

Shooting Defendant Says Girlfriend Shot Him, Prosecutor Disagrees

By Dana Beckwith [former] - June 26, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details A non-fatal shooting defendant who was injured by gunfire went before Baltimore City Circuit Court for closing statements in his case. Timothy Sutton is charged with firearm possession with a... Read More

Jury Delivers Verdict in Wabash Avenue Double Homicide

Details A jury reached a guilty verdict for a 24-year-old man before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn S. Mays on June 20. Datuan Blanchard, represented by Judit Otvos, was found... Read More

Suspect Accepts 18-Month Plea Deal for Non-Fatal Shooting

Details A 40-year-old Baltimore man will serve 18 months in prison after accepting a plea offer for a non-fatal shooting on June 25 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Jermaine Jackson was... Read More

Judge Declares Mistrial in Liberty Heights Avenue Gas Station Shooting

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Hope Tipton declared a mistrial in a non-fatal shooting case on June 25 due to a COVID-19 outbreak among the jury. Xavier Hawkins, 20, represented... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts New Plea Offer

Details Just days before his June 26 trial was set to begin, an attempted murder defendant accepted a plea offer that dismissed the most serious charges against him. On June 24,... Read More

Defendant to Serve Ten Years for Auto Body Shop Shooting

Details A 43-year-old non-fatal shooting defendant pleaded guilty to first- degree assault June 25 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams. Jason Estrada was charged with firearm possession with... Read More

Trial Date Set For Attempted Murder Co-Defendants

Details A trial date was set for two attempted murder co-defendants on June 24 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Kvon Allen Smith, 25, facing charges of attempted... Read More

Jury Acquits Defendant of Attempted Murder But Renders Guilty Verdict on Assault

Details A defendant was acquitted of attempted first- and second-degree murder, but found guilty of first-degree assault and other charges on June 24. Rito Cox III, 19, was convicted of first-degree... Read More

Missing Brain Tumor Records Delay Murder Trial

Details On June 24, the defense requested a postponement of a murder trial after the defendant informed his attorney that there was medical evidence needed to argue his case. George Kuhn,... Read More

Man Found Guilty of 7-Eleven Murder

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court jury reached a verdict for a 2023 murder that occurred in a 7-Eleven parking lot. Kerin Aviles-Alvarez, 21, was found guilty of first-degree murder, firearm... Read More

Trial for Mother Accused of Murdering Her Baby Postponed

Details A Baltimore County woman’s trial was postponed on June 24, after her defense attorney filed a not criminally responsible plea contending the suspect is not mentally competent to stand trial. ... Read More

Suspect Accused in Fatal Crash Complains About Attorney

Details A 23-year-old manslaughter defendant rejected a plea offer in reception court and asked for new counsel before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on June 21. Dayia Lynn,... Read More

Manslaughter Defendant Rejects a Plea Offer in Reception Court

By Kayla Blietz [former] - June 21, 2024
Court | Daily Stories |

Details A 31-year-old manslaughter defendant rejected a plea offer in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on June 20. Trae Byes, 31, charged with vehicular manslaughter,... Read More

Trial Set for Co-Defendants Accused of May 2023 Fatal Stabbing

By Alexander Taylor [former] - June 21, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details A trial date for co-defendants accused of stabbing and killing a 21-year-old man was set in reception court on June 21. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled... Read More

Trial Starts For Accused Shooter Who Says He Was a Victim

Details A 20-year-old non-fatal shooting defendant appeared alongside his attorney, Isabel Lipman for the first day of his trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Hope Tipton. The incident occurred at... Read More

Store Footage Key Evidence in Attempted Murder Trial

Details Jurors were asked to decide whether a 19-year-old Baltimore man was the shooter during a Greenmount Avenue incident. That was after the prosecution presented surveillance footage of the shooting before... Read More

‘He Repeatedly Said It’s Not Him,’ Defense Attorney Tells Jury During Opening Statements

Details On June 20, parties began opening statements debating whether a 19-year-old defendant was the shooter during an incident over a year ago on the 2600 block of Greenmount Avenue before... Read More

Defendant Sentenced to 60 Years for ‘Unprovoked’ Shooting of Sister and Her Boyfriend

Details A Baltimore man was sentenced to two 25 year sentences on June 18 for the attempted murder of his sister and her boyfriend. Michael Harris, 36, was sentenced before Baltimore... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Loaded Handgun Possession

Details Guevara Partillo Julio-Caesar was scheduled to go in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Gellerpleaded guilty to a weapons charge on June 20. Julio-Caesar, 35, was charged... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Gun Possession Before Trial

Details On June 20, a 19-year-old Baltimore man accepted a plea deal to a Greenmount Avenue shooting before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan C. Lazerow. Rito Cox, III pleaded guilty... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Pleads Guilty After Clashing With Attorney

Details In lieu of going to trial, an attempted murder defendant accepted a plea offer on June 20 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams. Stevenson Reid, 49, was... Read More

Defense in 7-Eleven Shooting Urges Jury Not to be Blinded by Videos

Details Parties made closing statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer on June 20 regarding a 7-Eleven fatal shooting on the 6300 block of Eastern Avenue. Kerin Avlies-Alvarez,... Read More