Homicide Defendant Rejects 50 Year Plea

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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a homicide defendant’s trial after he rejected a plea offer on May 15.

Lexus Hart and her defense counsel, Roland Harris, rejected a plea of life, suspending all but 50 years with the first five years without parole and five years of supervised probation for first-degree murder and the use of a firearm during a felony violent crime.

Hart, 28, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery and the use of a firearm during a felony violent crime in connection to an incident on Jan. 30, 2022.

In July 2022, the defendant also rejected a plea of life for first-degree murder, plus 20 years with the first five years without parole for use of a firearm during a violent crime. The charges were set to run consecutively.

Hart’s trial was scheduled for Nov. 13 with Judge Paul E. Alpert presiding. It is expected to last five days.

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