Defense Suggests Prosecutor Won’t Be Able to Prove Defendant Guilty in N. Kenwood Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Trial 

By Alyssia Davis [former] - May 26, 2023
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“There will be a lot of unanswered questions,” said defense counsel Hunter Pruette in his opening statements on May 26 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor. 

Pruette told jurors they would not hear enough evidence that would prove that Isiah Jewel committed a crime. He also told them to listen to what was being said and not being said, as well as to things that were and weren’t done throughout the investigation. 

Jewel, 30, is charged with first and second-degree attempted murder, first and second-degree assault, use of a firearm during a felony violent crime, having a handgun on his person, discharging firearms, possession of a firearm with a felony conviction, and reckless endangerment in connection to a shooting on the 200 block of N. Kenwood Avenue on July 7, 2022. 

After listening to the evidence and witness testimony, Pruette told the jury, you’ll find that the prosecutor did not prove the defendant’s guilt, and you’ll have to find him not guilty.

In a counter-argument, the prosecutor said the evidence would prove that the defendant committed the crime of trying to kill the victim. 

“You’ll hear how the defendant was on N. Kenwood when he approached the victim and fired several shots at him.”

The prosecutor also stated that jurors would hear testimony from officers who retrieved surveillance footage, a crime scene technician who collected evidence, as well as a fingerprint technician. 

The prosecutor asked jurors to follow the evidence and listen carefully to everything being presented and find the defendant guilty. 

Jewel’s trial was set to continue on May 30.