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Parties Argue Whether the Noise Was a Gunshot or a Firecracker

By Sophia Amoroso [former] - March 14, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Counsel presented their closing arguments in the case against 37-year-old Marcel Holt on March 13, before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Dana M. Middleton. Holt is facing charges for firearm possession... Read More

Counsel Disagree on ‘Drug Deal Gone Bad’ Theory in 2020 Murder Retrial

Details On March 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor, Jr. presided over closing arguments in a retrial of a 2020 murder case where counsel disagreed whether the violence... Read More

Attempted Murder Suspect Rejects Plea Deal

Details In a March 14 hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland,an attempted murder suspect turned down a plea offer in reception court. Gregory Barnes, 48, is accused... Read More

Now-Competent Attempted Murder Defendant to Remain in Prison Pending Trial

Details On March 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin decided the custody status of a 23-year-old attempted murder defendant. Daykai Quarles is charged with first- and second-degree attempted... Read More

Opening Statements Heard in the Retrial of a 2020 Homicide Case

By Sophia Amoroso [former] - March 13, 2024
Court | Homicides | Shooting |

Details On March 13, counsel presented opening statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor in the homicide case against defendant Donnell Johnson. Johnson, 32, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Accepts 4 Year Plea Deal

Details The defendant in a non-fatal shooting trial, 30-year-old Marlon Veney, accepted a plea deal on March 13 in the courtroom of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Philip S. Jackson. Veney,... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects 5 Year Plea Deal

Details On March 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 21-year-old Taighae Brown. Brown is charged with second-degree assault, firearm/drug trafficking, possession of a... Read More

Man Accused of Attempted Murder Shot Drunken Victim in Self-Defense, Counsel Says

Details “Self-defense is a real thing,” defense attorney Staci Pipkin said on March 13, and it was an action taken by defendant Joseph Harris nearly five years ago when he shot... Read More

Defendant Claims Police Id’D Shooting Was Only Fireworks on North Collington Avenue

Details The reliability of the Baltimore Police Department’s (BPD) ShotSpotter gun detection service was at the forefront of defense counsel’s argument on March 12 at the start of 37-year-old Marcel Holt’s... Read More

Defense Questions Witness Identification of Suspect

Details Closing statements were presented in the double attempted murder trial of 34-year-old Andre Brisbon on March 7. In the proceeding before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy Brisbon... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Deal

Details On March 11, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 27-year-old Devaun Jones. Jones is charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, two... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant’s Trial Postponed Until June

Details On March 11, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 35-year-old Andrew Lindsey. Lindsey is charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, two... Read More

‘Nothing But a Tragedy,’ Judge Says of Vehicular Manslaughter

Details On March 11, a 61-year-old man accused of vehicular manslaughter initially appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn for a plea hearing. Galen Hyman is charged with... Read More

Sentencing Postponed for 18-Year-Old Homicide Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the sentencing of an 18-year-old homicide defendant, Nizah Daniels. The sentencing will now take place before Judge Dana M. Middleton on... Read More

Defendant Accepts Guilty Plea in East 37th Street Shooting

Details After asking attempted murder defendant Iehkeem Arghmoun Byrd a series of basic questions to confirm his mental competency, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence R. Daniels declared that the defendant... Read More

Six-Year-Old Son Witnesses Father Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison

Details On March 5, Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer sentenced 39-year-old Dominic Hicks to 35 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter. The jury found Hicks not guilty of second-degree murder but convicted... Read More

Jury Hears Opening Statements for Saint Georges Road Murder Trial

Details On March 11, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard presided over opening statements in a murder trial. Preston Feaster, 34, is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in... Read More

Lawyer Says Homicide Defendant Admits to ‘Doing a Horrible Thing’

Details On March 5, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton heard closing arguments in the case against Stephawn Tate, 22. Tate is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in... Read More

Business Owner Accused of Homicide, After Trying to Protect His Business

Details Counsel delivered opening statements Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner on March 7 for homicide defendant Keith Taylor. Taylor, 44, represented by Brandon Taylor, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Trial Concludes for West Patapsco Avenue Homicide Defendant

Details Tayvon Miller, 38, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan C. Lazerow for closing statements in his murder trial on March 7. Miller is charged with first-degree murder, armed... Read More

Defendant Accepts Plea in West North Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting

Details On March 5, a plea agreement hearing was held before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams. During the proceeding, the assistant state’s attorney acknowledged mitigating circumstances that the... Read More

Judge Signs Order for Competency Evaluation in Murder Case

By Sophia Amoroso [former] - March 6, 2024
Court | Homicides | stabbing |

Details On March 6, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin signed an order for a competency evaluation for defendant Amit Kumar. Kumar, 44, is facing retrial for first-degree murder,... Read More

Jury Finds Man Guilty of Killing Baltimore Police Officer, Second Victim in 2021

Details Hours of deliberation in the trial of Elliot Marcus Knox concluded on March 6 when a jury found the 34-year-old defendant guilty for the murders of Baltimore Police Officer Keona... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for 16-Year-Old Murder Defendant

Details On March 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 16-year-old Costello Simms. Simms is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and single... Read More