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Attempted Homicide Defendant Gets New 2023 Trial Date

Details An attempted homicide defendant’s jury trial was pushed to after the new year on Dec. 2, when he was originally scheduled for trial. Calvin Hemphill, who is currently facing an... Read More

Defendant Gets Two Life Sentences For ‘One-Man Crime Spree’

Details “My life isn’t comfortable anymore. I’m grateful that, by the grace of God, it wasn’t my time yet.” A born-and-raised Baltimore man stood before a crowded Baltimore City courtroom on... Read More

Homicide Defendant Gets Life For Gunning Down Family Friend

Details Before she even reached the prosecutor’s table, the mother of 24-year-old Dominik Carr unleashed a whirlwind of emotion on her son’s killer, who sat nearby awaiting his sentencing on Dec.... Read More

New Judge Assigned to Homicide Case Following Judge’s Recusal

Details On Dec. 2, a Baltimore man rejected a plea of life for first-degree murder before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Byron Erin Lewis and his defense counsel James Sweeting III, rejected... Read More

‘He Was My Best Friend,’ Describes Victim’s Sister During Sentencing of Her Brother’s Convicted Murderer

Details On Dec. 2, a Baltimore man charged with murder was sentenced to life, suspending all but 50 years with five years supervised probation before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B.... Read More

Murder Defendant Must Wait a Bit Longer for Retrial Date Due to Sick Judge

Details A murder defendant whose trial in November ended in a hung jury had his reception court hearing to scheduled a retrial date pushed on Dec 2. Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

Judge Postpones Hearing for Attempted Murder Defendant Who Rejected Plea Offer

Details During a Dec. 1 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn postponed a trial for a defendant accused of attempted murder who rejected a plea offer posed... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Attempted Murder Defendant

Details During a Dec. 1 reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn presided over counsels as they scheduled a trial date for a defendant accused of attempted murder.... Read More

Involuntary Manslaughter Defendant’s Sentencing Postponed

By Alyssia Davis [former] - December 2, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects |

Details On Dec. 1, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge LaZette Riggnold-Kirksey postponed an involuntary manslaughter defendant’s sentencing hearing due to a scheduling conflict with another defendant. On Dec. 1, defendant Khali Yates, 23,... Read More

Defendant Accepts Guilty Plea for Assault of Fiance and Police Officer

Details During a Dec. 1 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn presided over parties as a defendant accused of assaulting his fiance and a police officer accepted a plea... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Gets Time Served

Details A 37-year-old man charged in connection to a non-fatal shooting accepted a plea offer of time served on Nov. 30. Baltimore resident Damon Ruffin agreed to the prosecution’s plea of... Read More

Convicted Homicide Defendant’s Motion for Retrial Granted

Details On Dec. 1, a convicted homicide defendant’s defense counsel Hunter Pruette motioned for a new trial on behalf of his client before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John S. Nugent. Pruette motioned for... Read More

Murder Defendant Absent From Reception Court Hearing After Being Placed on Lockdown

Details During a Dec. 1 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn ordered parties to schedule a trial date for a murder defendant despite his absence from the... Read More

Defendant Accused of Attempted Murder Rejects Plea Offer

Details During a Dec. 1 reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn presided over counsels as a defendant accused of attempted murder rejected a plea offer posed by the... Read More

Murder Defendant Gets Trial Date in April 2023

Details A murder defendant had his trial date set before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Nov. 30. Theodore Johnson is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a... Read More

Trial Date Set for 19-Year-Old Charged with Shooting Rifle into Home

Details A Baltimore man who was set to begin trial on Nov. 29 had his trial pushed to April 2023 for reasons unknown to Baltimore Witness. Defendant Najee Shamaur Sincere Gaylord,... Read More

Counsel Reassess Plea of Woman Charged in Son’s Murder

Details Counsel is currently reassessing the plea offer for a woman charged with her son’s death in July 2019. Shateka Lawson, 43, and her partner, 28-year-old Alicia Lawson, are accused of... Read More

Parties Unable to Agree on Date in Homicide Case, Trial Pushed Again

Details A Baltimore man charged with murder had his hearing continued before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Nov. 30. Defense counsel Creston Smith, representing Shae-von Edward, complained about the postponement of his... Read More

Attempted Murder Suspected Rejects Plea, Takes Summer Trial Date

Details A 44-year-old man from Baltimore’s Madison Park neighborhood rejected an attempted murder plea on Nov. 30 and will proceed with a jury trial this summer. Wardell Richardson, who was represented... Read More

Trial of Man Accused of Girlfriend’s Murder Set for April 2023

Details A 46-year-old Baltimore man was set for trial this April for the fatal shooting of his girlfriend, 27-year-old Nikea Jackson last year. Daya Jones will stand trial beginning April 18, 2023, on... Read More

Prosecution Awaits Further Eval Before Offering Plea to Mother Accused of Murdering Her Children

Details A prosecutor from the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office informed the court on Dec. 20 that they are awaiting further expert evaluation of a mother accused of killing her two... Read More

Defense Attorney Reports Client ‘Won’t Talk to Me,’ During Mental Health Court Hearing

By Ashleigh Joplin [former] - December 1, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details Defense counsel representing a first-degree murder defendant did not submit to a report deeming his client competent during a mental health court hearing on Nov. 30. Defense attorney Romel Showell informed Baltimore... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant’s Case Nolle Pros

Details A Baltimore man allegedly involved in a non-fatal shooting had his case nolle pros by the prosecutor on Nov. 28 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby. Damar... Read More

Judge to Consider Suspending Remainder of Homicide Defendant’s Life Sentence Given Health Issues

Details A Baltimore City judge will consider defense counsel’s request to suspend the remainder of a convicted homicide defendant’s life sentence considering his declining health. Cumberland resident Quinton Heard, 46, is serving... Read More