Court Archives - Page 95 of 215

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

Attempted Murder Defendant Takes Plea for Shooting Security Guard Outside Playbook Sports Bar and Lounge in 2017

Details Six and a half years after shooting a security guard outside the Playbook Sports Bar and Lounge, Dimas Osorio-Vasquez was sentenced to 15 years incarceration in accordance with a plea... Read More

Manslaughter Defendant Gets Lesser Sentence With Plea After 2018 Conviction Overturned in Waverly Tavern Shooting

Details A 34-year-old Baltimore man accused of fatally shooting Daniel Mullhausen outside Waverly Tavern in 2017 was sentenced to 15 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter in accordance with a plea... Read More

Defense Attorney Files Motion for Competency Evaluation in 2018 Darley Avenue Murder Case

Details Defense attorney Paul Batchelor filed a competency evaluation request for his client before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin on June 21. According to Batchelor, defendant Bryant Whitaker suffers from ADHD and has a... Read More

Man Accused of 2022 New Year’s Eve Shooting to Serve Rest of Sentence on Home Detention

Details A Baltimore man charged with firing a handgun on New Year’s Eve in 2022 will serve the remainder of his sentence on home detention, following a plea agreement between the... Read More

Judge Dismisses Case Against 2019 W. Pratt Street Murder Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Paul E. Alpert dismissed a 2019 murder defendant’s case on June 20, after he determined the prosecution violated his right to a speedy trial. The ruling was... Read More

Prosecution’s Request Sends Southwest Baltimore Attempted Murder Case to Stet Docket

Details A 27-year-old man’s attempted murder case was placed on the Baltimore City Circuit Court’s stet docket on June 20 as requested by the prosecution. During the proceeding, Judge John Howard... Read More

Annapolis Road Attempted Murder Defendant Remains Incompetent to Stand Trial

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge said in a mental health court hearing on June 14 that she received a report on June 5 from a hospital with the opinion... Read More

Murder Defendant’s Trial Postponed to Complete Mental Health Evaluation

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge continued a 21-year-old murder defendant’s scheduling hearing to allow him time to undergo a not criminally responsible (NCR) evaluation on June 12. Defense attorney... Read More

Defendant Accused of Murdering 18-Year-old in 2021 Frustrated with Trial Delay

Details On June 15, a Baltimore City murder defendant complained this scheduled trial date was “too much” after waiting incarcerated for over a year. “I don’t have any evidence. I don’t... Read More

Officers Seeking Answers in Shooting of 65-Year-Old Woman in Southern District

Details On June 16, at approximately 10:32 a.m., Southern District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 900 block of East Patapsco Avenue to Investigate a reported... Read More

Defendant Receives Trial Date in 2022 West Pratt Street Murder Case

Details On June 15, a Baltimore man charged with murder was scheduled for trial by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Quintell Homles, represented by Karyn Meriwether, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Benzinger Road Defendant Rejected Plea Offer for Attempted Murder

Details An attempted murder defendant rejected a plea offer in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on June 15 for a shooting that occurred in West Baltimore. Jaleel Bradway and... Read More

Poor Police Investigation Behind Defendant’s 2017 E. Pratt Street Murder Charges, Defense Argues

Details Five and a half years after the murder of 31-year-old volunteer firefighter Jon Hickey, his accused killer, homicide defendant Daniel Greene, began his jury trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

Defense Counsel Refers to ‘39 Babies’ Gang as ‘Imaginary Group’ in Trial Opening Statements

Details “’39 Babies’ or this group, it’s all imagination,” stated a defense attorney on June 15, regarding defendant Donye Thompson and his codefendant facing charges related to the ’39 Babies gang before Baltimore... Read More

Judge Postpones Mental Health Court Hearing Due to Two Pending NCR Pleas

Details Bureaucratic confusion became the defining characteristic of a hearing on June 14 to decide a defendant’s competency. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin postponed attempted homicide defendant Jesse... Read More