Counsel delivered closing arguments before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey III in a murder case where the suspect allegedly revealed his intent. Damien Woods, 35, stands accused…
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A 23-year-old defendant accused of murder and gang participation entered a guilty plea on Feb. 5 via his defense attorney, Adam C. Demetriou. Karon Tyree Johnson received life, suspending all but…
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When Bloods’ street gang member Damien Woods shot and killed 34-year-old fellow gang member Tracy Whiting in November 2018, it wasn’t long before he threatened to kill again, according to…
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A 40-year-old defendant accused of murder and gang activity received a trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Dec. 15. James Brunson is charged with…
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A 31-year-old Baltimore woman was sentenced to 20 years behind bars on Nov. 9 for her involvement in a deadly robbery in 2021. After agreeing to plead guilty in July,…
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On Sept. 25, defendant Damien Woods and his stand-in defense attorney, Todd Oppenheim, asked Baltimore CIty Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to postpone Woods’ retrial. Woods, 35, is charged…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court jury acquitted co-defendants Freedom Brown and Devon Pailin of all murder and weapons charges in connection to the shooting of Tyrell Johnson-Woods after their defense…
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On Sept. 11, a jury trial began for the joined cases of Freedom Brown and Devon Pailin before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner. The assistant state’s attorney…
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“This is not an attempted murder.” Defense attorney Angela Shelton acknowledged her client, Christopher Williams, at the trial table before a panel of jurors on Aug. 16 during her opening…
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A defendant accused of gang-related violence was denied bail on Aug. 4 after Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey III deemed him a threat to society. James Brunson,…
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In the week since the “39 Babies” gang members’ last Baltimore City Circuit Court reception court hearing before Judge Melissa M. Phinn, the prosecutor and defense attorneys were not able…
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On July 17, three co-defendants had their trial further postponed as a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge set a special zoom meeting for all attorneys involved to figure out a…
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An attempted homicide defendant’s trial was postponed more than three months after his defense attorney had a personal emergency. On July 11, Desmond Powell was set to begin his jury trial before…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge continued two co-defendants’ hearings on July 5 due to new attorneys needing more to talk with the defendants and look over the facts of…
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Two members of Baltimore City’s “39 Babies” criminal gang will return to reception court on July 5, following the postponement of their jury trial due to changes in defense counsel….
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Homicide defendant Damien Woods’ retrial for the murder of 34-year-old Tracy Whiting was scheduled for this September after a hung jury resulted in a mistrial last year. The 36-year-old Baltimore…
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An attempted homicide defendant accused of shooting at his neighbor over a parking cone had his jury trial postponed approximately four months after his defense counsel was reported ill on…
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On Feb. 2, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a Baltimore man charged with attempted murder for trial following his decision to reject the plea offered to him….
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A Baltimore man’s jury trial for attempted murder was pushed until April 2023 after the prosecution informed the court that another case proceeded to trial in their scheduled courtroom. Christopher…
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A Baltimore City judge handed down a life sentence plus 63 years to a murder defendant on Dec. 6 in what she described as “one of the most haunting cases”…
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On Nov. 7, the trial for a Baltimore man charged with murder began with opening statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Damien Woods, 35, is charged with…
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On Sept. 16, a middle-aged Baltimore man rejected a plea of life, suspending all but 50 years I prison, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Christopher Williams,…
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A Baltimore woman accepted a plea agreement on Sept. 13 in connection with two crimes that took place on Sept. 22, 2021. The prosecution offered a plea to the defendant…
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Jury came to a verdict Monday, finding 28-year-old William Holland guilty of first-degree murder. William Holland, 28, is charged with first-degree murder, attempted first and second-degree murder, first and second-degree…
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