Double-Booked Prosecutor Reschedules Non-Fatal Shooting Trial 

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On May 16, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Copeland, a stand-in prosecutor informed the court that the assigned prosecutor requested a trial postponement.

Counsel requested a postponement due to being in a jury trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Schiffer. The trial is expected to last three days. 

Latour Savage, 25, is charged with first and second-degree attempted murder, use of a firearm during a felony violent crime, having a loaded handgun on his person, having a loaded handgun in his vehicle, having a handgun on his person, having a handgun in his vehicle, and first and second-degree assault in connection to an incident on Dec. 2, 2022. 

Prior to postponing the defendant’s trial, he and his defense counsel, James Rhodes, rejected a plea of 20 years in prison with the first five years without the possibility of parole for the use of a firearm during a felony violent crime and a concurrent 20 years for first-degree attempted murder. 

Savage’s trial was scheduled for June 23.

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