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Victim’s Blood Found on Gun Recovered from Defendant

Details Testimony continued in Vincent Harris‘ murder trial after a lunch recess Aug. 18, with the jurors hearing about forensic evidence before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. The... Read More

Trial Continues for Another Co-Defendant Charged in 2019 Homicide

Details Malik Brooks continued his on-going trial on Aug. 18 for the homicide of two victims before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta Brown. Kiray Walker, 21, Brooks, 22, and Devon... Read More

Pre-Trial Motion Hearing Set In Teenager’s Murder Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn set the date for a pre-trial motion hearing to discuss an evidence issue on Aug. 15, in the case of a Baltimore teen accused... Read More

Murder Trial Postponed after Prosecutor Catches COVID-19

Details On Aug. 16, a judge postponed a trial for a Baltimore man charged with murder until the end of August because the prosecutor contracted COVID-19. Donte Brown, 40, is charged... Read More

Baltimore Woman Pleads Guilty to Non-Fatal Stabbing

Details A Baltimore woman pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder on Aug. 11 for the stabbing of a woman who was dating her ex-boyfriend, in a hearing before Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Marilyn Mosbey Sanctioned with $1,500 fine for Violating Gag Order in Keith Davis Jr Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John Nugent delivered sanctions against Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby Aug. 12 for violating a gag order relating to 32-year-old Keith Davis Jr.’s newest... Read More

Defendant Engaged in “Crime Spree,” Prosecutor Says

Details A jury began hearing evidence this week on Aug. 8 detailing a series of armed robberies, carjackings, and two homicides in a case featuring three co-defendants who were arrested in... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Escorted Out of Court After Trial Postponed

Details A Baltimore man accused of attempted murder was forcibly escorted out of court on Aug. 5 after Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn granted a postponement for the prosecution... Read More

Baltimore Woman Sentenced to 5 Years for ‘Blatant’ Parole Violation

Details A convicted Baltimore woman was sentenced to an additional five years in prison on Aug. 4 for multiple firearm convictions from 2019 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie Hong. ... Read More

Defendant Exhibits ‘Sociopathic’ Tendencies, According to Victim’s Step-Uncle

Details A Baltimore man was sentenced to eight years in prison Aug. 2 for manslaughter and use of a firearm in a crime of violence before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Prosecution Decides Not to Prosecute Defendant’s Gun Charge

Details A prosecutor told Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence R. Daniels July 29 ,prior to her trial, that the prosecution would not prosecute her case because of incomplete police logs... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Found Guilty of First-Degree Assault

Details Attempted murder defendant Corey Pointer was found guilty of first-degree assault, reckless endangerment and robbery on July 27 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones. Pointer, 26, was... Read More

Shooting Occurred Over an Ounce of Marijuana, Prosecutor Says

Details A prosecutor told a jury, during closing arguments, that a non-fatal shooting occurred over an ounce of marijuana. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones sent jurors to deliberations... Read More

Judge Not Satisfied with Attempted Homicide Defendant’s Plea offer

Details During the reading of a plea offer July 25, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown was not satisfied with the prosecution’s deal for a 19-year-old attempted homicide defendant. ... Read More

Attempted Homicide Defendant Not Present in Court After Being Held in Central Booking

Details A Baltimore man charged with attempted homicide was not present in court on July 25 for his hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown. Devin Lee, 32,... Read More

Trial Date Set After Prosecutor Reassignment

Details On July 25, due to the prosecutor still being out on medical leave until further notice, an attempted murder trial was set for November with a new prosecutor. Ronald Gray,... Read More

Victim Takes the Stand during Trial

Details Trial proceedings moved slowly and featured unique issues on July 22 before ending early on the second day of an attempted murder defendant’s trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Trial Begins for Attempted Murder and Robbery Defendant

Details A victim’s identification of the suspect was the focus of an attempted murder case over an alleged $40 debt July 21 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones.... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Motion to Modify Postponed

Details A six-year-old murder case was brought before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gregory Sampson on July 20 to discuss a motion to modify the sentence postponement requested by the prosecutor. ... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Sentence Corrected 13 Years Later

Details A Baltimore woman convicted of murder had her 40-year sentence corrected on July 20 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gregory Sampson. During Wednesday’s hearings, the prosecution filed a motion... Read More

Defendant Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder

Details A jury found a murder defendant guilty July 19 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong. Anthony Priester, 30, was found guilty of first-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder,... Read More

Murder Defendant has Trial Pushed Back Again by Almost Six Months

Details A Baltimore man accused of murder and robbery was visibly and verbally frustrated as he had his trial pushed back six months due to the prosecutor being in the hospital.... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Found Guilty of First-Degree Assault

Details Attempted murder defendant, Tionn Casey was found guilty on July 18 of first-degree assault for shooting an apartment maintenance worker three times. Casey, 42, was convicted of first-degree assault, use... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Found Not Guilty on All Charges

Details Tears were shed as the foreperson read the verdict in the attempted murder trial of Antwan Newton on July 14 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John Howard, finding him... Read More