Court Archives - Page 46 of 190

Wildwood Parkway Shootout Suspect Has Trial Date Postponed

Details On Nov. 27, Kiari Cromwell’s attorney, Jason Ott, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn in order to postpone his client’s trial. Cromwell, 25, is charged with... Read More

Man Accused of Killing Little Italy Restaurant Manager Pleads Guilty

Details The 24-year-old Baltimore man charged with the murder of La Scala restaurant’s general manager, Chesley Patterson, repeatedly denied involvement in the 44-year-old’s death after accepting a plea of 50 years... Read More

Judge Questions Why Previous Sentences Didn’t Work for Non-Fatal Shooter

Details On Nov. 21, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby sentenced an attempted murder defendant after expressing concern that his previous experiences at Backbone Mountain Youth Center and in... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant’s Sentencing Set in Error

Details On Nov. 21, attempted murder defendant Roderick Johnson did not appear in court and his case was not called due to a scheduling error. Court clerks said that Johnson’s sentencing... Read More

Defendants Testify Against Each Other in Double Homicide Trial

Details On Nov. 16, prosecutors of a 53-year-old defendant argued in Baltimore City Circuit Court that he killed his drug dealer as payback for physical abuse their mutual lover had suffered.... Read More

Defendant Accepts Armed Robbery Plea, but Trial Date Still Stands

Details On Nov. 20, a 27-year-old attempted murder defendant tentatively accepted a plea offer, but Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn did not accept the deal. De’Lass Reid is... Read More

Judge Sentences Defendant to Life for Stabbing His Girlfriend Nine Times

Details On Nov. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Myshala E. Middleton sentenced 39-year-old Forell Isaac to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the first-degree murder of 29-year-old... Read More

West Mulberry Street Defendant Guilty of Manslaughter, Firearms Charges

Details On Nov. 15, defendant Dominic Hicks and his attorney Michael Cooper appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer for a verdict in a homicide case. Hicks, 38,... Read More

Pennsylvania Avenue Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Plea

Details Defendant Calvin Hemphill appeared with his lawyer, Josh Insley, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey III on Nov. 20 for a plea hearing. Hemphill, 42, is charged with... Read More

2022 Murder Defendant Receives New Trial Date

Details On Nov. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a 28-year-old murder defendant’s next trial date after counsel were unable to begin a trial earlier this month.... Read More

Scheduling Hearing Continued for April Bayview Murder

Details On Nov. 20, counsel before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn could not come up with a trial date for a 21-year-old murder defendant. Kerin Alvarez is charged... Read More

Man Accused of Pushing Victim Onto Train Tracks Gets Trial Date

Details After hearing his complaints about his attorney, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled the trial of a 40-year-old homicide defendant on Nov. 20. Joseph White is charged... Read More

Judge Grants Murder Defendant Pro Se Motions Hearing

Details On Nov. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn heard the complaints of a 47-year-old murder defendant who felt his decision to represent himself, pro se, was not... Read More

West Mulberry Street Homicide Defendant Claims Self-Defense

Details On Nov. 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer heard arguments in a homicide case. The defendant Dominic Hicks and his defense attorney, Michael Cooper, claimed the suspect’s... Read More

Inconsistencies Revealed in Accused Shooter’s Police Statement

Details A 37-year-old man pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree murder on Nov. 20 for his involvement in last year’s shootout at a Marathon gas station in the Woodmere neighborhood. On Nov.... Read More

Mental Status of Suspect in Mother’s Murder Remains in Question

Details In mental health court on Nov. 15, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin heard the most recent competency status of a defendant charged in his mother’s murder. Kenard Kuniken, 33, is... Read More

Trial Date Set for Defendant Charged in 2022 Attempted Murder Case

Details On Nov. 17, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the trial date for a defendant charged with attempted murder. Ahmad Moulden, 36, is charged with attempted first-degree... Read More

Jury Finds Homicide Defendant Guilty of Second-Degree Murder

Details On Nov. 17, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton read a verdict of guilty for 53-year-old defendant Shawn Brewton. Brewton was charged with first- and second-degree murder, conspiracy... Read More

Judge Declares Mistrial in First-Degree Murder Trial

Details On Nov. 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin P. Welch declared a mistrial in the first-degree murder case of Levar Attura Octavies Cooper. Cooper, 45, who is represented by... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Harford County Man Accused of Fatal Stabbing

Details On Nov. 16, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a 34-year-old Abingdon man’s murder trial. Gordon Zacharie Staron is charged with first-degree murder and possession of a... Read More

Judge Grants Motions Hearing for Teenage Double-Homicide Defendant

Details On Nov. 15, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland heard defense attorney Howard Cardin request a motions hearing to join three cases facing 18-year-old Jabre Griffith. The defendant... Read More

2021 Homicide Defendant Has Trial Scheduled for 2024

Details On Nov. 15, Ameer Gittens appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles J. Peters to stand trial for murder. However, Gittens’ attorney, James Sweeting III, said he was not... Read More

Defendant Argues Self-Defense in West Mulberry Street Homicide

Details On Nov. 15, defense attorney Michael Cooper passionately argued in Baltimore City Circuit Court that his client had a right to defend himself and his child. Dominic Hicks, 38, is... Read More

Trial Begins for Homicide Co-Defendant in West Belvedere Avenue Murder

Details On Nov. 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton presided in Shawn Brewton‘s murder trial. Brewton, 53, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, firearm use in... Read More