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Jury Finds Defendant in 2022 S. Carey Street Homicide Guilty

Details “What we have is some of the strongest pieces of evidence,” the prosecution said during her closing argument on Aug. 16. The prosecution alleged that Tavon Jamal Green Jr. killed... Read More

Dolphin Street Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects Plea Deal

Details On Aug. 16, a 43-year-old defendant charged with discharging a firearm in Baltimore City in 2022 rejected a plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Ardie... Read More

Defendant Accused of Marathon Gas Station Shooting Claims Incompetence to Stand Trial After Accepting Alford Plea

Details A non-fatal shooting defendant has claimed incompetent to stand trial, citing a plea of not criminally responsible (NCR) by reason of insanity in connection to a shooting at a Marathon... Read More

Defense in 2022 Lexington Street Non-Fatal Shooting Case Requests Postponement

Details Defense attorney Jason Rodriguez requested a postponement before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Aug. 15. Rodriguez needed time to discuss the new charges that arose with his client Perry Brown. Judge... Read More

Opening Statements Underway in Non-Fatal Shooting Trial Regarding Neighbor Dispute Over Parking Cone

Details “This is not an attempted murder.” Defense attorney Angela Shelton acknowledged her client, Christopher Williams, at the trial table before a panel of jurors on Aug. 16 during her opening... Read More

Man Accused of Shooting 15-Year-Old Girl to Review New Evidence before Deciding on Plea

Details A 37-year-old Baltimore man accused of shooting a teenage girl in April is expected to review new video evidence in his case before deciding whether to proceed with a plea... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to 2018 Stabbing of Girlfriend

Details After being tried twice for the same crime over the past five years, the case against 73-year-old Michael Allen concluded on Aug. 14, as he pleaded guilty to killing his... Read More

Judge Places Belair Road Non-Fatal Shooting Case on Stet Docket

Details On Aug. 15, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill placed a non-fatal shooting case on the stet docket after a witness failed to appear in court. Defendant Brandon William-Rice was... Read More

Acquitted: Greenmount Avenue Shooter Fires Defense Attorney, Citing Poor Representation

Details Editor’s note: The defendant was acquitted of charges in this case. A Baltimore man accused of shooting two teenagers on their way home from school fired his defense attorney on Aug.... Read More

Defense Attorney Withdraws Appearance in 2023 Northern Parkway Attempted Murder Case

Details On Aug. 14, defense attorney Michael Munafo informed Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn that he will be withdrawing his appearance from his client’s case. Defendant Kenard Wiley... Read More

Defendant in 2022 Pennsylvania Avenue Non-Fatal-Shooting Case Requests New Lawyer

Details The man charged in a 2022 non-fatal shooting on Pennsylvania Avenue told Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn he was not satisfied with his attorney. Damar Wise, who Singleton Matthews... Read More

Defense Attorney Aims to Have Evidence Excluded Against Defendant Accused of Shooting at Family in Car

Details Defendant Devontay Reed and his attorney, Martin Cohen, appeared in reception court on Aug. 14 for the purpose of rejecting the prosecution’s plea offer and suggesting a motion. The plea... Read More

‘I Am Placing Myself at the Mercy of the Court,” Says Frustrated Defendant in Strip Club Shooting Case

Details “Not one person has allowed me to speak for myself,” said defendant Aldrich J. Hunter during a scheduling hearing on Aug. 14 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M.... Read More

Judge Continues Trial for Codefendants Accused in 2021 Milton Avenue Homicide Case

Details On Aug. 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn S. Mays sent two codefendants’ homicide cases to reception court where it was continued until September. Prosecutors requested a Baltimore City homicide... Read More

Judge Postpones Sentencing of Defendant Convicted in 2022 Kloman Street Homicide

Details A 64-year-old man and his defense attorney, Judit Otvos, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Robert K. Taylor Jr. on Aug. 14, to request a sentencing postponement in the case... Read More

Judge Continues Scheduling Hearing for Codefendant Accused in 2022 Homicide Case

Details On Aug. 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued the scheduling hearing for a defendant due to his codefendants taking a plea deal. Defendant Ronnie Harris, Jr.,... Read More

Judge Holds Plea Hearing for in Person Acceptance for Defendant Accused of Killing his Younger Brother

Details On Aug. 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a plea hearing date for defendant Devin Wilson who is accused of fatally shooting his younger brother. Wilson,... Read More

City Cameras Capture Defendant Shooting Victim on E. Baltimore Street

Details Attempted murder defendant Nyeki Glover’s statements to a detective with the Baltimore Police Department were not voluntary, according to Glover’s defense counsel at the beginning of his retrial on Aug.... Read More

Judge Denies Defense’s Motion to Dismiss Charges in 2020 Homicide Case

Details On Aug. 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles J. Peters, denied a motion to dismiss a first-degree homicide case. Defense attorney, Bradley L. Macfee requested a motion to dismiss... Read More

Defense Claims Mistaken Identity in 2022 Murder Trial Opening Statement

Details In his opening statement before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on Aug. 14, defense attorney Roland Harris disputed whether surveillance footage showed his client walking to the... Read More

Hung Jury Leads to Mistrial for Defendant in 2021 Double Homicide on Flowerton Road

Details “The victims were slaughtered,” said a Baltimore City prosecutor during her closing argument for the double murder trial of Montay Shuler on Aug. 10. The prosecutor alleged that Shuler and... Read More

Convicted Attempted Murder Defendant Sentenced in Gas Station Shooting Case

Details On Aug. 11, a Baltimore resident was sentenced for more than 10 charges after being found guilty in a previous trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner.... Read More

Defendant Takes Plea for Late-Night Attempted Murder on Reisterstown Road

Details A 27-year-old Baltimore man agreed to 20 years incarceration for attempted murder and multiple weapons charges on Aug. 14 rather than proceed with his anticipated jury trial. Naeem Sekou, alongside... Read More

Defense Attorney Implies His Client’s Ex-Girlfriend Framed Him With Attempted Murder in Opening Statement

Details “This should bother you. This should bother everyone,” a Baltimore City defense attorney told a jury during his opening statement on Aug. 11 in reference to the charges brought on... Read More