Defense attorney Deborah Levi and teenage defendant Xyliq Synzere appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Piper F McKeithen on June 18. They filed a motion to compel the prosecution…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones postponed the homicide trial of Gerald Byrd, 35, after parties requested more time to obtain his daughter’s autopsy report on May 28….
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a July 23 trial date for Columbia teenager Xyliq Synzere on March 28 after counsel requested further time to review new…
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On March 14 Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set another hearing date for a juvenile defendant after the prosecution suggested he might have fled the country. The 17-year-old…
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During a pre-trial conference on Jan. 31, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a hearing on a defense motion to dismiss a case due to an alleged violation…
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A 33-year-old murder defendant received neither a plea offer nor a trial date in reception court April 26 due to the court waiting on results from his latest competency evaluation….
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A 31-year-old homicide defendant pleaded guilty on April 17 to two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of first-degree child abuse resulting in the murders of her children, six-year-old…
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Homicide defendant Neil Cole-El accepted a plea deal on April 8 in the courtroom of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner for his role in the death of…
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The April trial for a 31-year-old woman accused of killing her two children was postponed six weeks on Feb. 9 to accommodate the rollout of the Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC)…
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On Jan. 25, Terrance Peterson appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court for scheduling in a homicide case with Judge Melissa K. Copeland presiding Peterson, 33, is charged with first-degree murder,…
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After nearly seven years of incarceration, Willie Lewis Billinger was granted home detention pending a letter of approval on Jan. 17 as he awaits a retrial for a 2017 double…
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The jury trial of homicide defendant Nathan Brown was rescheduled for this April after the court was notified his defense attorney had Covid-19. The 32-year-old defendant is currently charged with…
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On Dec. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled the trial date for a man charged with a fatal shooting on July 8. Neil Cole-El, 56, is…
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On Nov. 28, a 43-year-old attempted murder defendant was unable to make a decision on either of the two plea offers available to him before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge…
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After hearing his complaints about his attorney, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled the trial of a 40-year-old homicide defendant on Nov. 20. Joseph White is charged…
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On Nov. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn heard the complaints of a 47-year-old murder defendant who felt his decision to represent himself, pro se, was not…
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On Nov. 2 Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton scheduled a trial for second-degree murder defendant Willie Lewis Billinger. Billinger’s attorney Todd Oppenheim was standing in for Deborah…
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On Oct. 2, a woman accused of murdering her two children appeared in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Jameria Hall is charged with two…
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On Sept. 1, defendant Willie L. Billinger appeared in reception court in order to schedule his retrial. According to Baltimore Witness, Billinger was initially convicted on two counts of first-degree…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a trial date for defendant Jameria Hall during reception court on Aug. 4 in connection to the Aug. 24, 2021 deaths of her two children….
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One of the defendants accused of killing 24-year-old Tyrell Johnson-Woods accepted a plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner on July 25. Defendant Lundyne Oldes accepted a plea for first-degree…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge ordered counsel to return to reception court next month with a trial date for Jameria Hall, while they await outstanding medical reports. Hall, 30, is…
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On July 21, a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge denied bail for a defendant charged with murder ahead of a retrial granted due to a detective’s failure to share files…
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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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