A 38-year-old attempted murder defendant was sentenced in Baltimore City Circuit Court for his involvement in a December 2023 shooting on Oct. 9. Defendant William Harris, represented by defense attorney…
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Plea offers for homicides and non-fatal shooting defendants increased by 114 percent between 2023 and 2024, according to Baltimore Witness data. In 2023, there were 64 plea offers, whereas in…
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“Everything my client did was within the law as he acted in self-defense,” a defense attorney said during his closing argument on Aug. 19 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. The…
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A 38-year-old attempted murder defendant presented a self-defense claim for a shooting that injured no one in Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones’ courtroom Aug. 16. William Harris…
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In reception court, a 32-year old attempted murder defendant went in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland, on June 3 via Zoom for a new trial…
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After being indicted herself, the mother of a teenage boy also accused in a beating and shooting incident, took a plea May 15 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa…
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On Oct. 18, Salim Williams and his attorney Roland S. Harris appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Geller and accepted the prosecution’s plea offer for a 2022…
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On Aug. 29, a Baltimore man accepted an Alford plea to the 2018 assault of his pregnant girlfriend that led to the death of his unborn son before Baltimore City…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones granted a manslaughter defendant accused of assaulting his girlfriend and killing his unborn child a retrial on June 7. Attorney Latoya Francis-Williams…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled the trial for a Baltimore resident charged with first-degree murder after he rejected a plea offer on June 6. During Tuesday’s hearing, Jerel Williams and…
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One of the two co-defendants charged with a shootout stemming from a fight at school was given a September trial date on April 5. During reception court on Wednesday, Baltimore…
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On April 3, one of two accused attempted murder co-defendants received a trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn, while the other was still missing files and…
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“If you are the perpetrator, why are you sitting around a hospital full of cops?” Defense attorney Latoya Francis-Williams posed this question for a jury on March 16 during closing…
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“He beats the living baby out of her.” Standing before a 12-person jury, a prosecutor with the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office stressed the seriousness of the case against Rodney…
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Defendant Rodney Harris began jury selection on March 13 for assaulting his pregnant girlfriend and killing their unborn child nearly five years ago. During a brief appearance in reception court,…
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A non-fatal shooting case involving two co-defendants was dismissed on Jan. 4 after they refused to testify against one another. Tyrell Lamont Gray Jr., 22, and Kevin Williams Jr., 27,…
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On Dec. 6, a Baltimore man charged with attempted murder was released on home monitoring before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Phillip S. Jackson. Salim Williams is charged with four counts…
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On Aug. 30, two attempted murder co-defendants rejected a plea of 10 years without the possibility of parole for the first five years before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa…
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On June 8, the prosecution in an attempted murder case entered a nolle pros before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. William Wilson, 28, was charged with attempted…
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The case for a defendant charged with a non-fatal shooting was dismissed on March 9 before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Barry G. Williams. Shabraya Lee, 20, was charged with attempted…
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Two juvenile co-defendants accepted a plea of 30 years with five years on probation on March 8 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams. The teenagers, Donyae Witherspoon,…
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A Baltimore man accused of attempted murder was denied bail on Feb. 8 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie Hong. William Wilson, a 27-year-old male, is charged with attempted…
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Two juvenile co-defendants, charged as adults for a fatal carjacking, were scheduled for a trial date after rejecting a plea offer on Sept. 2 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. The…
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