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Co-defendants Kateira Womack, Brian Strawder and Phillip McCoy appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on April 24 to reject their respective plea deals. Womack, 31, rejected…
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On Feb. 14, Harry Wallace appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner for sentencing but last step in the case was postponed. Previous reporting indicates on Oct….
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On Nov. 28, manslaughter defendant Harry Wallace and his attorney, Josh Insley, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner . Harry Wallace, Jr., 56, was charged with…
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Defendant Calvin Hemphill appeared with his lawyer, Josh Insley, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey III on Nov. 20 for a plea hearing. Hemphill, 42, is charged with…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton accepted the postponement request for a defendant charged with involuntary manslaughter since a prosecutor was unavailable. Harry Wallace is charged with involuntary…
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A Baltimore City prosecutor dismissed attempted murder charges against a 35-year-old man accused of a triple shooting last November after failed attempts to contact a witness necessary for trial. Troy…
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On Aug. 28, a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge postponed a trial for an attempted murder defendant do to his attorney being unavailable. Defendant Tyqwaun Kells was scheduled to start…
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A non-fatal shooting defendant has claimed incompetent to stand trial, citing a plea of not criminally responsible (NCR) by reason of insanity in connection to a shooting at a Marathon…
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A Baltimore City defendant accepted a prosecutor’s plea offer on Aug. 11 for a Woodington Road non-fatal shooting before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Defendant Antoine Royster, represented by…
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A defendant was sent back from a Baltimore City Circuit Court trial to a hectic reception court hearing on Aug. 7 due to his defense attorney seeking a postponement to…
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On Aug. 3, a 35-year-old defendant charged with attempted murder in 2022 rejected a plea agreement offering 25 years in prison and was scheduled to begin trial in September. Defendant…
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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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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a trial for an attempted murder defendant after he rejected a plea on May 22. An assistant state’s attorney offered defendant Tyqwaun Kells a plea…
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Two Baltimore men were sentenced in Baltimore City Circuit Court on May 15 for the deadly shooting of 31-year-old Cordelle Bruce in 2020 in what one defense attorney described as…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn granted defense counsel Josh Insley trial postponement request due to counsel recently being assigned the case on March 27. Insley informed the court…
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A bar bouncer will go to trial this July in what defense counsel described as a case of self-defense for the murder of 38-year-old Delaney Simmons last year. According to…
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Jury selection for homicide defendant Alex Benbow was pushed back a day on Feb. 15 to allow the prosecution to address a potential issue with a witness. Benbow, 50, was initially scheduled…
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A 25-year-old bouncer accused of fatally shooting a bar patron in August 2022 was granted home detention on Jan. 6 when defense counsel raised the argument of self-defense. During Friday’s…
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On Jan. 5, a Baltimore man charged with attempted murder pleaded guilty before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawerence Daniels. Niyon Matthew and his defense counsel Josh Insley, took a plea of…
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During a Nov. 28 reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn set a trial date for a defendant accused of murdering a woman one year ago. Harry…
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The prosecution began closing arguments on the last day of trial for two homicide defendants on Sept. 9 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Paul E. Alpert. “Hard work, finesse, and…
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“They finessed their way into the victim’s life,” said the prosecutor during her opening statement to the jurors on Sept. 6. Two homicide co-defendants listened as the prosecution presented her…
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A Baltimore man accused of homicide rejected a plea on Aug. 26 of life in prison, suspending all but 60 years with five years probation before Baltimore City Circuit Court…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer took a moment on Aug. 19 to speak to the attorneys in the Vincent Harris trial and praise them for what she…
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