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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

Defendant Was an Accomplice for the Triggerman in Double Homicide, Prosecutor Argues

Details Homicide defendant Lamarr Candia wasn’t the triggerman in the murders of 33-year-old Robert Carter and 27-year-old Kennard Wilds, but his actions made him an accomplice, according to the Baltimore City... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing for Woman Accused in Children’s Deaths

Details On Oct. 2, a woman accused of murdering her two children appeared in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Jameria Hall is charged with two... Read More

Fatal Stabbing Suspect Wants New Public Defender

Details On Oct. 2, a homicide defendant tried to fire his public defender in a reception court hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Elijah Nicholas is charged... Read More

Fake Money Payment in a Drug Deal Ends With a Shooting

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge set a January 2024 trial date for 27-year-old James Sutton on Sept. 29 after the attempted homicide defendant rejected a plea offer of 35... Read More

Cop Murder Trial Moves Forward Despite Prosecutor’s Request

Details On Sept. 29, tensions were high during the reception court hearing for a defendant charged with first-degree murder in connection with the shootings of Baltimore Police Department Officer Keona Holley... Read More

Murder Retrial Postponed for Defendant Convicted in 2018 Football Field Murder

Details On Sept. 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn assisted lawyers on both sides move forward with the retrial of a defendant in a murder case from June... Read More

Unavailable Prosecutor Delays Another Trial

Details On Sept. 29, a 46-year-old defendant appeared before Baltimore City Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to schedule a new trial date. Keisha Clark is charged with attempted first- and second-degree... Read More

‘The Past Is Prologue to the Future,’ Says Judge Before Sentencing Boarman Avenue Shooter

Details Emotions were high during the Sept. 27 sentencing of a defendant found guilty in connection to a non-fatal hooting incident on Boarman Avenue. Jarell Speaks, 21, was charged with attempted... Read More

Reisterstown Road Homicide Case Ends in a Second Mistrial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence R. Daniels declared a mistrial after the jury was unable to make a unanimous decision in a murder trial on Sept. 28. According... Read More

‘Rapists Shouldn’t Be Let Out Early, Period,’ Mayor Says After Police Arrest Suspect for Rape and Murder of Baltimore Tech CEO

Details Baltimore City Police Department (BPD) and government officials formally announced the arrest of suspect Jason Dean Billingsley on Sept. 28 for the rape and murder of tech CEO Pava LaPere,... Read More

Judge Postpones Sentencing for Mulberry Street Murder Defendant

Details In a Sept. 7 Baltimore City Circuit Court sentencing hearing for a homicide defendant, Judge Charles H. Dorsey III granted the postponement request of defense attorney Maureen Rowland. Darryon Cephas,... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial After Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Turns Down Plea

Details In a reception court hearing for non-fatal shooting defendant Stanley Parsons, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled his trial after he rejected the prosecution’s plea offer. Parsons... Read More

Prosecutor Says, ‘No Doubt’ of Defendant’s Guilt in 2022 Double Homicide

Details Lamarr Candia “set the wheels in motion” leading to the murders of 33-year-old Robert Carter and 27-year-old Kennard Wilds on April 29, 2022, outside Carroll Motor Fuels gas station in... Read More

Man Wounded in Shootout Released for Possible Medical Treatment

Details A 41-year-old Baltimore man allegedly involved in a shootout last December was released on private home detention to receive medical treatment for injuries sustained in the shooting. Defense attorney Amanda... Read More