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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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 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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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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Defense counsel for convicted homicide defendant Willie Billinger argued for a retrial for her client, citing the integrity of a Baltimore Police officer who testified during the initial trial. On…
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On Feb. 29, homicide defendant Jimmy Murphy received a motions hearing date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Murphy, 28, is being retried for first- and second-degree…
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Attempted murder defendant Antonio Fitzhugh appeared in court on Feb. 16 with his attorney, Martin Cohen, ready to proceed to trial the day after it was originally scheduled. The hold-up…
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On Dec. 5, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby ultimately decided to deny bail for a 20-year-old non-fatal shooting defendant after hearing from counsel and pretrial services. Qy’Ance…
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A 35-year-old man accused of fatally shooting MTA Mobility bus driver Frankye Duckett in 2021 will serve a 60-year sentence after accepting a plea offer from the prosecution on May…
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A second-degree murder defendant previously convicted in the death of Johniece Shepard had his retrial date postponed on April 3 in a Baltimore City Circuit Court. Laser Womack’s, 26, trial…
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A 20-year-old homicide defendant was denied bail on Sept. 20 due to the seriousness of the allegations against him, according to Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie Hong. Isaiah Bell is…
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A 27-year-old Baltimore man accused of assault accepted a plea of time served on May 4 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin Welch. Lyndon Pettiford was initially charged with…
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Two homicide cases and one non-fatal shooting case were presented to Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn in postponement court on Wednesday. The first case on the June…
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Multiple homicide and non-fatal shooting cases filled the postponement court docket on Tuesday in Baltimore City Circuit Court. On June 8, Judge Melissa M. Phinn was presented with four homicide…
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