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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Every available seat was full of loved ones for both parties in Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor, Jr.’s courtroom May 15 for the sentencing of a 55-year-old…
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Hours into jury selection, a 54-year-old defendant accepted a plea bargain instead on Sept. 5 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor, Jr. After previously rejecting the offer…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Copeland scheduled a homicide defendant’s trial in September due to the prosecutor being out sick on May 16. Defense counsel Marc Zayon also informed…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge set a trial date for 53-year-old Leond Hill for fatally shooting a Maryland Transit Administration bus driver last October. During the defendant’s arraignment on…
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On Jan. 12, 2023, Warrant Apprehension detectives along with Atlanta Police Department’s USMS Taskforce arrested Leon Hill in Atlanta, Ga. Hill is currently being charged with first-degree murder and is…
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The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a homicide on the evening of Oct. 18. According to a news release, officers were called to the 1500 block of Washington Boulevard at…
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