There are two types of evidence: factual and circumstantial. And in the case of defendant Major Kinchen, a Baltimore City prosecutor said before a jury, it is the circumstantial evidence…
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Keith Smith’s story of two panhandlers who fatally stabbed his wife, Jacquelyn Smith, on a rainy December night in 2018 began to unravel on the second day of his trial…
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On June 30, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby sentenced a murder defendant to 75 consecutive years in prison for killing his 33-year-old girlfriend, Breonna Rogers. Defendant Major…
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“Love and violence cannot walk hand in hand.” The prosecution addressed a jury on the first day of trial for a man accused of murdering 30-year-old Breonna Rogers before Baltimore…
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Notwithstanding prior testing deeming a murder defendant competent, his defense attorney requested an additional mental health screening on Nov. 7. Major Kinchen, 32, is charged with first-degree murder, use of…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge granted defense counsel’s postponement request on Oct. 6, as he and his client await the results of an independent mental health evaluation. Major Kinchen,…
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A 32-year-old Baltimore man charged with first-degree murder was deemed competent by Circuit Court Medical evaluation on Sept. 14 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin. Defense attorney Matthew…
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From June 17- June 19, Baltimore City experienced 11 shooting incidents involving six homicides and 5 non-fatal shootings. There were also 28 confirmed robberies. The Baltimore Police Department reported that…
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Witness testimony continued on March 31 for two homicide co-defendants on jury trial for the 2018 murder of 17-year-old Beontray Ellis before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Philip S. Jackson. …
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A jury has found Keith Smith guilty of fatally stabbing his wife, Jacquelyn Smith, and blaming panhandlers in December 2018 after less than two days of deliberations. Originally scheduled as…
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Sitting next to his defense attorney, homicide defendant Keith Smith faced forward as the prosecutor to his right told the jury that he “willfully and deliberately stabbed Jacquelyn Smith.” Smith…
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Holding a pink journal with “Good Vibes Only” written in gold on the front cover, the daughter of homicide defendant Keith Smith read entries to the jury on Dec. 7…
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A day after the three-year anniversary of Jacquelyn Smith’s murder, her husband, Keith Smith, sat as a defendant before a 12-person jury on Dec. 2 and listened as witness testimony…
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The trial for a man accused of murdering his girlfriend may be delayed due to counsel waiting on DNA results. Major Kinchen, 31, is charged in connection with the murder…
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A Baltimore man accused of murder was offered a plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Copeland on Nov. 15. Major Kinchen, 31, is charged with first-degree murder, use…
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