Baltimore City Circuit Court has had 79 total trials since July 2021, when trials resumed from being paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Tears were shed as the foreperson read the verdict in the attempted murder trial of Antwan Newton on July 14 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John Howard, finding him not guilty on all charges relating to the shooting of a 13-year-old girl that left her paralyzed.  Newton was one of two co-defendants in the case but was the only person on trial today as the other case was dismissed on July 13.  Newton was charged with second-degree attempted murder, first and second-degree assault, use of a firearm in commission of a crime of violence, reckless endangerment, discharging a firearm in the city, and wear/carry/transport of a handgun.  The focus of Newton’s case during closing arguments became centered around the reliability of witnesses, specifically the victim and Newton’s girlfriend, who gave contradictory statements to each other.  “There are three statements, not all of them can be true, but the state wants you to pick one,” Newton’s defense attorney Chris Purpura said.  The victim gave three statements to police, twice saying she wasn’t certain or didn’t know who shot her and one saying it was Newton. Read more »

Screams of joy filled the courtroom on July 13 as Lasheena Stewart’s family and friends celebrated her attempted murder case being dismissed by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John Howard.  Stewart had her case dismissed right after the lunch recess on the second day of her retrial for the attempted murder of a 13-year-old girl, with the judge citing reasons he wasn’t able to discuss with the jury and gallery.  The celebration led to several people being removed from the courtroom and almost being found in contempt of court for the disruption. Read more »

On July 12, a victim's statement, delivered during the late hours of an attempted murder trial, derailed the prosecution's case and led to a recess that ended court for the day before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Read more »

Two co-defendants involved in a non-fatal shooting were rescheduled for a jury trial in July before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John S. Read more »

A joint defense motion to dismiss the case against two co-defendants charged in connection to a shooting that left a 13-year-old girl paralyzed from the waist down was heard in Baltimore City Circuit Court on Feb. Read more »

After Maryland Circuit Court Judge Cynthia Jones decided on a mistrial for a non-fatal shooting case because of a violation in disclosing evidence, counsel appeared in reception court Oct. Read more »

In lieu of a mistrial, defense counsel for a defendant charged with attempted murder, requested a bail change for her client. Read more »

Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Read more »

A defense attorney motioned Oct. Read more »

Two Baltimore residents were given a trial date on July 6 in connection to a 2019 shooting that left a 13-year-old girl paralyzed. Read more »