Counsel debated Oct. 28 whether a murder defendant acted in imperfect self-defense during closing statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy. Darius Daye, 21, faces first-degree murder…
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During a motions hearing on April 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy allowed a prosecutor to present evidence about an a reputed drug trafficking gang during a murder…
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A 40-year-old Baltimore man accused of attempted first-degree murder was denied his motion for modification of his home detention on April 12. Defendant Tyrelle Fields and defense attorney Augustine Okeke…
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The jury trial for a 2023 homicide case was postponed on Monday morning due to the prosecutor’s illness. Defendant Desron Barber, 22, is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree assault, using…
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Baltimore rapper Dakas White appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yvette M. Bryant on Feb.12 expecting to proceed to trial alongside his 25-year-old co-defendant regarding an incident on April…
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On Jan. 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton scheduled a six-day trial for a 24-year-old attempted murder defendant. Cornelius Williams is charged with two counts of attempted…
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On Dec. 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy wouldn’t accept a plea offer proposed by the assistant state’s attorney for defendant Kilo Byrd. Byrd, 45, is charged…
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On Oct. 2, a former HBO actress appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court to schedule her jury trial before Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Lakeyria Doughty of HBO’s “Charm City Kings”…
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On July 20, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy, a defendant’s case was placed on stet with no future date set for trial. Defendant Michael Brandon, who…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a non-fatal shooting defendant’s trial for September after the defendant rejected a plea of eight years in prison on April 19. …
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On March 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn granted defense counsel Andrea Jaskulsky’s trial postponement request due to needing more time to review evidence. Jaskulsky informed the court on Wednesday…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge scheduled a trial on Feb. 15 after a defendant rejected a plea offer for 15 years for attempted murder. On Wednesday, Nicole Jackson rejected…
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On Feb. 2, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a Baltimore man charged with attempted murder for trial following his decision to reject the plea offered to him….
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A Baltimore man charged with the non-fatal shooting of a 40-year-old man had his trial date set before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Nov. 29. John Ray is charged…
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Editor’s note: The defendant was acquitted of charges in this case. A motion to suppress certain witness statements and body camera footage in a non-fatal shooting case from 2019 was denied…
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Editor’s note: The defendant was acquitted of charges in this case. All three pretrial motions were denied at the Baltimore City Circuit Court on July 20 in the case of a…
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A police officer testified against a double homicide defendant on Oct. 24 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. The defendant, 21-year-old Darius Daye, is accused of two counts of first degree…
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A 36-year-old man pleaded guilty to murder before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on Oct. 16. Ronald Alston pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to…
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A 35-year-old Harford County man accused of brutally murdering Keith Bell at a bus stop in 2022 was found guilty on Sept. 26 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea…
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An attempted murder defendant’s request to hire a new attorney before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on Oct. 7, was denied. Daquann Toney, 28, is charged with…
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“The last thing Keith Bell saw was that defendant and this hatchet.” On Sept. 23, a Baltimore City prosecutor presented jurors with the alleged murder weapon that she said defendant…
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A 35-year-old Harford County man was found guilty of murdering a 66-year-old man and pleaded guilty to killing his cellmate in Baltimore City Circuit Court Oct. 1. Gordon Zacharie Staron,…
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A Baltimore man charged with his two-year-old daughter’s death pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter on Aug. 23, less than a year after she was shot in the family’s home. Christopher…
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A 58-year-old man pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter on Aug. 20 for fatally shooting his friend earlier this year while showing the victim his new handgun. During a hearing before…
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