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Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Case for Two Attempted Murder Defendants

Details On Oct. 5, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Myshala E. Middleton denied motions from defense attorneys John Deros and Karyn Meriwether to dismiss cases against two attempted murder defendants based... Read More

Multiple Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Offer

Details On Oct. 5, a man facing 79 charges rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Arlyn Almonte is accused in multiple crimes including seven... Read More

Accused Firearm and Drug Trafficker Rejects Plea

Details On Oct. 5, a non-fatal shooting defendant rejected a seven year plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Rashad Bryant is charged with firearm/drug trafficking, possession... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea

Details On Oct. 5, an attempted murder defendant rejected a plea deal before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Kilo Byrd is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder,... Read More

2021 Fairview Avenue Murder Defendant Schedules Retrial

Details On Oct. 5, a murder defendant who successfully appealed his first trial outcome appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to hear the prosecution’s plea offer. Jonathan... Read More

Prosecution Discovers New Evidence in Medford Road Attempted Murder Case

Details On Oct. 4, the assistant state’s attorney requested a postponement for the trial of 20-year-old defendant Derrien Gamble before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner. Gamble is facing... Read More

Judge Schedules 2024 Trial for 17-Year-Old Accused in Mass Shooting

Details On Oct. 4, neither the prosecutor nor and defense could not come up with a 2023 trial date for a 17-year-old defendant charged with shooting five people in January. Daaon... Read More

Murder Defendant Rejects 30-Year Plea Deal

Details On Oct. 4, defense attorney Roland S. Harris appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court to schedule his client’s trial before Judge Dana M. Middleton. Knowledge Hamilton is charged with first-degree... Read More

Defense Challenges Client’s ‘Criminal Responsibility’ in a Murder Case

Details On Oct. 4, defense attorney Tara LeCompte ordered an independent competency exam for her client George Kuhn before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin. According to the Maryland... Read More

‘Your Honor, This Is the Definition of Senseless Violence,’ States Prosecutor During Murder Sentencing

Details On Oct. 4, emotionally charged statements from both the victim’s and defendant’s families were heard by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Erik S. Atas during a sentencing hearing for murder.... Read More

Botched Police Investigation Led to Defendant’s Arrest, Defense Says

Details Baltimore Police Department (BPD) detectives made “zero effort” to identify the shooter in the case of Taron Whiting, defense attorney Donald Wright said to the jury during his closing arguments... Read More

Trial Postponed in Non-Fatal Shooting on North Calhoun Avenue

Details On Oct. 4, defendant Michael Middleton, alongside his attorney Maureen O’Leary, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin H. Schreiber II for a scheduled trial. However, the prosecutor was... Read More

Baltimore Man Convicted of Double Homicide Outside Carroll Motor Fuels

Details A Baltimore jury found defendant Lamarr Candia guilty of the murders of 33-year-old Robert Carter and 27-year-old Kennard Wilds on Oct. 3, one day after deliberating. Candia is currently scheduled... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Last Defendant in N. Franklintown Road Murder

Details On Oct. 3, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a jury trial for the remaining defendant in a two-year-old murder case. Ronnie Harris, Jr., is charged with... Read More

Homicide Defendant Abandons Plea He’s Not Criminally Responsible

Details On Oct. 3, a defendant in a 2022 homicide case withdrew his not criminally responsible (NCR) plea in a Baltimore City Circuit Court reception hearing before Judge Melissa M. Phinn.... Read More

Defendant Rejects 40-Year Guilty Plea for Barber Shop Killing

Details On Oct. 3, a 45-year-old man accused of murder declined a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Donte Simms is charged with first-degree murder, firearm... Read More

Judge Schedules Retrial for 2022 Double Murder Defendant

Details On Oct. 3, a 24-year-old homicide defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to schedule his next jury trial on double murder charges. Montay Shuler is... Read More

Defendant Claims Self-Defense When Gun Fires in ‘Accidental Discharge’ After Bar Argument

Details A non-fatal shooting outside downtown Baltimore’s the Place Lounge earlier this year was “an accidental discharge,” according to defense counsel at the start of defendant Michael Breckenridge’s trial on assault... Read More

Opening Statements Delivered for Co-defendant Accused of Friend’s 2021 Murder

Details Matthew Connell, the defense attorney who represented murder co-defendant Travon Shaw at trial on Oct. 3, emphasized to the jury that there was a lack of witnesses to the crime... Read More

Defense Attorney Decries ‘Weak’ Case Against Shooting Client

Details On Oct. 2, the jury listened to opening statements for 20-year-old defendant Taron Whiting before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. According to the Maryland Judiciary site, Whiting... Read More

Judge Sets Murder Trial Date for Former HBO Actress

Details On Oct. 2, a former HBO actress appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court to schedule her jury trial before Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Lakeyria Doughty of HBO’s “Charm City Kings”... Read More

Conflict Over Representation Leads to Continuance in Manslaughter Case

Details On Oct. 2, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a 34-year-old defendant’s reception court hearing because neither the defense attorney nor the prosecutor were prepared to schedule... Read More

2022 Ruskin Avenue Murder Defendant Rejects Plea

Details On Oct. 2, a 31-year-old suspect appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to hear the prosecution’s plea offer and schedule a trial date. Leonard Joyner is... Read More

Judge Continues Scheduling for Teen Facing Over 30 Charges, Two Murders

Details On Oct. 2, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn was unable to schedule a defendant’s trial since the prosecutor’s waiting on the outcome of a hearing for his... Read More