Trial Ends in Park Ambush Killing
Counsel delivered closing arguments in a trial where each side claimed the other coordinated murder of a 29-year-old before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown. Darius Joyner is…
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Counsel delivered closing arguments in a trial where each side claimed the other coordinated murder of a 29-year-old before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown. Darius Joyner is…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown presided over opening statements in a murder trial which will be decided over whether the jury believes the 23-year-old defendant or his…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge refused to accept a 23-year-old homicide defendant’s guilty plea May 7, beginning his jury trial instead. Darius Joyner is charged with two counts of…
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A 23-year-old attempted murder defendant received a June trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland in an April 25 hearing. Jesse Freels is charged with attempted…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the trial for a 27-year-old woman accused of attempted murder on April 26. Deasia Wilson is charged with attempted first- and…
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On April 3, Jesse Freels appeared in mental health court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin. Freels, 23, is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder, first-…
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On Feb. 26, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the murder trial for a 39-year-old Baltimore County man. Jamel McClurkin of Owings Mills, Md. is charged with…
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On Feb. 20, a plea hearing was held before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays. During the proceeding, defendant Dartagnan Smith accepted an agreement in connection to a…
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On Feb. 20, a hearing was held before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays. During the proceeding, 29-year-old Darian Decator accepted a plea agreement while accompanied by defense…
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On. Jan 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the trial of a 30-year-old non-fatal shooting defendant who was recently found competent. Marlon Veney is charged with…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard sentenced a 26-year-old homicide defendant in excess of his sentencing guidelines despite all efforts by the defense to show mitigating circumstances in…
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On Jan. 3, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin and the attorney for a 22-year-old attempted murder defendant were at a loss as they discussed why he has…
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On Dec. 4, a 23-year-old murder defendant rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Darius Joyner is charged with two counts of first-degree murder,…
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During mental health court, the defense raised competency concerns before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin as she set a trial date for a defendant charged in a…
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On Oct. 5, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Myshala E. Middleton denied motions from defense attorneys John Deros and Karyn Meriwether to dismiss cases against two attempted murder defendants based…
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A 26-year-old Baltimore man charged with a deadly fight outside a W. Pratt Street Dollar Plus food market in 2022 is expected to serve between 28 and 48 years in…
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On Sept. 6, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a hearing for two defendants, Daquan Hawks and Leonard Joyner, charged with first-degree murder. Hawks, 20, is charged with…
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On Aug. 8, an accused attempted murderer had his trial date set for Nov. 14 with a new defense attorney before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Clarence Temple‘s…
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On July 11, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Ausby approved a request for a postponement for a defendant charged with attempted murder. Defense attorney Karyn Meriwether requested a postponement for defendant Marika Nila Crawford because…
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The man convicted of killing 27-year-old Nikea Jackson near Woodbourne Avenue in 2021 received his sentence before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones. Daya Jones was sentenced to life for first-degree murder,…
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On July 6, a man charged with attempted murder in August 2022 accepted a plea agreement before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Geller. Defendant Eric McCree, represented by Karyn Meriwether,…
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On June 21, a Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge read a report that found a defendant competent in mental health court to stand trial. Jesse Freels was not present for…
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On June 15, a Baltimore man charged with murder was scheduled for trial by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Quintell Homles, represented by Karyn Meriwether, is charged with first-degree…
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Bureaucratic confusion became the defining characteristic of a hearing on June 14 to decide a defendant’s competency. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin postponed attempted homicide defendant Jesse…
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