Court Archives - Page 63 of 190

Judge Sets Trial Date for 2021 Smallwood Street Murder Defendant

Details On Aug. 7, a murder defendant had a trial date set for Dec. 15 by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Cornell Moore, 37, represented by Robert D. Cole Jr.,... Read More

Man Accused of Brighton Street Shooting Takes Fall Trial Date Over Five-Year Plea Offer

Details Accused Brighton Street shooter Bryant Floyd was given an October trial date on Aug. 8 in Baltimore City Circuit Court’s reception court, where he rejected a five-year plea offer from... Read More

Judge Goes Past Attempted Murder Defendant’s Hick’s Date Due to Prosecutor’s Availability

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge found probable cause to schedule an attempted homicide defendant’s trial beyond his Hick’s date because of the prosecutor’s availability. Defendants are given the right... Read More

Prosecutor Drop Charges Against Defendant Accused in Organized Crime Case

Details A prosecutor assigned to a case against a Baltimore man charged with participating in a criminal organization entered a nolle pros on all charges on Aug. 7 before Baltimore City... Read More

‘I’m Just as Confused as You Are,’ Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Tells Judge During Scheduling Hearing

Details A defendant was sent back from a Baltimore City Circuit Court trial to a hectic reception court hearing on Aug. 7 due to his defense attorney seeking a postponement to... Read More

Judge Postponed 2022 Ellwood Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Trial to October

Details On Aug. 4, due to evidence material not being reviewed in a timely manner, a 35-year-old defendant charged with attempted murder in 2022 was scheduled to start trial in October. ... Read More

Brooklyn Homes Mass Shooting Increases Baltimore City’s Monthly Shootings By 50 Percent

Details The Brooklyn Homes mass shooting sent Baltimore City’s monthly non-fatal shooting count soaring in July, increasing from 58 reported shootings in June to 87 shootings last month. The city racked... Read More

2024 Trial Date Likely for Driver in February Vehicular Manslaughter, Building Collapse

Details On Aug. 4, defendant Shawn Lee Brunson appeared in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to schedule his trial date, but his defense team was looking toward 2024. A... Read More

Jury Finds Codefendants Not Guilty of Murder in Gang-Related Homicide

Details “Don’t disrespect Theodore Richards without paying for it. And Mr. Bailey paid for it with his life,” said a Baltimore City prosecutor during her closing argument on Aug. 3. The... Read More

Accused Homicide Defendant Denied Bail for Gang-Related Attempted Murder

Details A defendant accused of gang-related violence was denied bail on Aug. 4 after Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey III deemed him a threat to society. James Brunson,... Read More

Judge Schedules Mental Health Court Hearing for Defendant Charged With Fiance’s Homicide

Details On Aug. 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a hearing date in mental health court date for a 44-year-old defendant accused of murdering his fiancee after three previous postponements.... Read More

Absences Delay Sentencing for 2022 Attempted Murder Codefendant

Details Both the prosecutor and the defendant in a June 2022 attempted murder case were absent from a scheduled sentencing hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Erik S. Atas on Aug. 4,... Read More

2022 Saratoga Street Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects Plea Deal

Details On Aug. 3, a 35-year-old defendant charged with attempted murder in 2022 rejected a plea agreement offering 25 years in prison and was scheduled to begin trial in September. Defendant... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Mother Accused of Murdering Her Two Children

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a trial date for defendant Jameria Hall during reception court on Aug. 4 in connection to the Aug. 24, 2021 deaths of her two children.... Read More

Codefendants Sentenced for Shooting Charges After Being Found Not Guilty of 2020 Murder

Details On Aug. 4, two codefendants were sentenced for weapons charges after being found not guilty for murder charges in a previous trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey... Read More

Judge Sets November Trial for 2022 E. Madison Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant

Details On Aug. 4, a case for a 35-year-old charged with attempted murder was postponed due to the defense counsel needing more time to prepare after his pretrial motion was denied... Read More

Reisterstown Road Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects 40-Year Plea Deal

Details On Aug. 3, a 37-year-old defendant charged in connection to a 2022 attempted murder rejected a plea deal to serve 40 years in prison before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa... Read More

Unavailable Counsel Causes Third Trial Delay for 2021 Gwynns Falls Parkway Vehicular Manslaughter Defendant

Details The man accused of hitting 38-year-old Garrick Williams, Jr. with his car in 2021 was supposed to start trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Timothy J. Doory on Aug. 3 but... Read More

Baltimore Man Acquitted of Shooting Dog in Self-Defense in December 2022

Details A Baltimore City jury acquitted 45-year-old Email Wells of all charges on Aug. 2 after he was accused of fatally shooting a dog in what defense counsel described as self-defense.... Read More

Missing and Corrupted Footage Causes Delay in South Loudon Avenue Murder Trial

Details A defendant was sent from trial to reception court in the Baltimore City Circuit court on Aug. 1 after his defense attorney asked the judge for a postponement because pieces... Read More

2021 Kermit Court Homicide Defendant Fires Attorney Before Receiving Life Sentence

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer sentenced a man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend, Trevon Jonson, after he fired his attorney during the sentencing hearing on Aug. 2. On May... Read More

Judge Orders Competency Evaluation for 18-Year-Old Defendant in Fatal T-Mobile Robbery Case

Details Defense attorney Maura Lynch filed a motion for a competency evaluation for her juvenile client charged with murder. Defendant Arthur McCaden appeared alongside Lynch in mental health court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale... Read More

Baltimore Man Convicted of Killing Pregnant Girlfriend, Daughter in 2020 on Boswell Avenue

Details A 26-year-old Baltimore man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend and her three-year-old daughter was served three consecutive life sentences on Aug. 1, shortly after he was found guilty of... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing for Defendant Accused in Laurens Street Homicide Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill sent a hearing to reception court for rescheduling on July 31 after defense counsel requested a postponement. Defense counsel, Jason Ott, requested a postponement for... Read More