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Judge Sentences Baltimore Man Convicted of Murdering His Girlfriend in 2021

Details On June 30, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby sentenced a murder defendant to 75 consecutive years in prison for killing his 33-year-old girlfriend, Breonna Rogers. Defendant Major... Read More

‘Someone Can Do a Monstrous Act Without Being a Monster,’ Judge Says During Sentencing Hearing for 2020 Homicide

Details “Eye for an eye, that’s how I feel,” said the mother of the victim in her impact statement during the sentencing of defendant Travion White on June 28. Emotions filled the... Read More

Case Dismissed Against Man Accused of Shooting His Child’s Mother’s Boyfriend

Details The case of an attempted murder defendant accused of shooting the boyfriend of his child’s mother was dismissed on June 27 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert Taylor. The... Read More

Against Defense Counsel’s Wishes, Judge Sets Murder Defendant’s Trial Date

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge accepted a murder defendant’s competent status on June 28 and set his trial in motion. Judge Gale E. Rasin received a report from Clifton... Read More

Judge Denies Bail For Gang Member Accused of Attempted Murder Over Territory

Details Nearly three months after he was indicted for his alleged involvement in a criminal organization, defendant Ernest Hudson was denied bail on June 27 in connection to an attempted murder... Read More

Baltimore Man Takes Five-Year Plea for East 20th Street Shooting in 2022

Details A 38-year-old man accused of an attempted murder last year told Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea Handy that his actions were the result of him trying to protect his... Read More

Defendant Accepts Plea Agreement for the Murder of His Girlfriend

Details A homicide defendant accepted a plea offer for the murder of his girlfriend on June 27 before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Robert Taylor, with sentencing scheduled for later this summer. Defendant Bruce... Read More

Delayed Competency Eval Postpones Accused Murderer’s Mental Health Court Hearing

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge postponed a murder defendant’s mental health court hearing on April 19 as counsel awaits the results from a competency evaluation. Gordon Staron is charged... Read More

Man Accused of Murder Outside New York Fried Chicken Gets August Trial Date

Details A 2022 murder defendant had his jury trial postponed on May 30 as his defense attorney was recently assigned to the case. Tavon Green Jr.’s trial was set to begin... Read More

Man Receives October Trial Date for N. Rose Street Shooting

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge set an October trial date for an attempted homicide defendant facing charges in connection to a shooting on N. Rose Street last year. Prince... Read More

Prosecutor Delays Trial in 2021 Attempted Murder Case for Second Time

Details A man accused of his former girlfriend’s attempted murder had his trial postponed for the second time on June 27 due to the prosecutor’s illness. Roderick Johnson was scheduled to... Read More

Trial Begins for 20-Year-Old Man Accused of Boarman Avenue Mass Shooting in 2022

Details Chaos erupted along Boarman Avenue on May 10, 2022, when gunfire rained down upon a group of people. A year later, on June 27, a Baltimore City prosecutor argued that... Read More

19-Year-Old Defendant’s Trial Rescheduled Due to Ill Attorney

Details On June 26, a defendant was sent from trial to reception court and a new trial date was set. Kendrick Kendell Barksdale and his attorney, Andrea Jaskulsky, appeared to begin... Read More

Judge Sets November Trial Date After Murder Defendant Found Competent

Details A 21-year old Baltimore man will go on trial for murder in early November after he was ruled competent on June 23. Rakim Muhammad, 21, was previously deemed incompetent and... Read More

Mannasota Avenue Homicide Defendant Appears in Reception Court Due to Clerical Error

Details On June 23, a 29-year-old defendant charged with homicide in 2022 had his case postponed due to a clerical error that put the trial on the docket for today instead... Read More

Judge Schedules Washington Boulevard Homicide Retrial for November

Details On June 23, a 45-year-old defendant charged with murder in 2021 was scheduled to have his retrial in November. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a three-day retrial for... Read More

Man Acquitted in Chilton Street Shooting Over Grocery Dispute

Details An attempted homicide defendant accused of shooting at a neighbor over a grocery delivery was found not guilty of all charges on June 23. Juan Dean, 41, was charged with... Read More

Judge Postpones Jury Trial for Fairhaven Avenue Shooting Defendant

Details Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn postponed a jury trial for a defendant charged with discharging a firearm on June 22. The prosecutor assigned to the case offered defendant Richard Jerome Duckett,... Read More

’39 Babies’ Gang Defense Granted Mistrial in Light of Supreme Court Ruling

Details A mistrial was declared in the case of ’39 Babies’ gang co-defendants Gregory Beadles and Donye Thompson on June 22 after a witness’ testimony conflicted with a Supreme Court ruling that occurred days earlier.... Read More

‘If He Didn’t Have a Gun, He Wouldn’t Be Here Today,’ Says Prosecutor in Bail Hearing in Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details During a bail hearing on June 21, a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge granted the defense’s request for home detention in relation to a March 11 non-fatal shooting. Despite the... Read More

Third Defendant in Shipley Hill Murder Has Trial Postponed Again

Details On June 22, a trial date of Sept. 12 was set for a 24-year-old defendant charged with murder after it had previously been postponed three times in mental health court. The... Read More

Defendant Accepts Plea in 2022 Pennsylvania Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details The defendant in the 2022 1800 Pennsylvania Avenue non-fatal shooting accepted a plea in Baltimore City Circuit Court before Judge Althea M. Handy on June 21. During Wednesday’s proceeding, Tysean... Read More

Trial Postponed in 2022 Saint Georges Lane Homicide Case

Details A 33-year-old Baltimore resident charged with the murder of Andrew Smith had his trial postponed on June 21 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Preston Feaster,... Read More

Hospital Finds Defendant Competent Despite Defense Awaiting an NCR Plea

Details On June 21, a Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge read a report that found a defendant competent in mental health court to stand trial. Jesse Freels was not present for... Read More