A Baltimore City prosecutor’s witness identified 35-year-old Darius Williams as the suspect who fatally stabbed Eric Jones on June 25, 2020. During her closing argument on May 4, the prosecutor…
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Defense counsel for homicide defendant Sean Melton Jr. argued that the prosecution did not use a witness’ description of the shooter during trial as it did not match her client….
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A hearing for homicide defendant Darius Williams, 35, was postponed on Dec. 6 after the prosecution informed the court of a new defense attorney who was assigned to the case….
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On Sept. 19, a homicide defendant’s defense counsel Linda Zeit requested a courtroom to discuss her client’s plea as opposed to over the phone before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge…
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An undisclosed juror’s note in a 2018 homicide trial remanded a 24-year-old man’s case to Baltimore City Circuit Court after he was initially convicted for his involvement in a shooting…
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A Baltimore man charged with homicide rejected a plea offer during reception court on Sept. 15 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Sean Melton Jr., 29, is…
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Editor’s note: Charges dismissed against Larry Winder in this case. The 24-year-old suspect of a mass shooting two years ago received a trial date on Aug. 5 at the Baltimore…
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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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At the retrial of a homicide defendant on Oct. 17, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland sentenced him to an aggregate of 40 years for four separate indictments….
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On Aug. 10, a 26-year-old defendant charged with murder in 2018 decided to go outside to the prison yard instead of attending his sentencing held on Zoom before Baltimore Circuit…
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“Your honor, please give this punk man as much time as possible,” said the step-father of the victim during a sentencing hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays on…
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A murder defendant received a retrial date after rejecting a plea offer on May 9 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Defendant Keith Taylor, who is represented by Linda Zeit, rejected…
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On June 9, a Baltimore County resident accused of committing a homicide in 2020 was denied bail before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Shiffer. Defense attorney Linda B. Zeit said on Friday…
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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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On May 2, a Baltimore man acquitted of murdering a 2-year-old in a 2022 trial appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays for the first day of trial in…
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Counsel in the case of homicide defendant Keith Taylor will return to Baltimore City Circuit Court next month to schedule the defendant’s retrial following his recent mistrial in connection to a fatal…
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Arguments from counsel were not enough for a Baltimore City jury to determine defendant Keith Taylor’s alleged role, if any, in the murder of Jazzeind Kasif Fulton. On April 20,…
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“Vigilante justice is not justice at all.” The assistant state’s attorney said to a jury on the first day of trial for a man charged with the fatal shooting of Jazzeind Kasif…
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An argument between Robert Davis and Sean Melton Jr. on June 24, 2019, turned fatal on Ruskin Avenue. Both men went their separate ways, but Davis was found fatally shot on the…
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A defendant accused of attempted first-degree murder received a trial date during reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on March 20. On Monday, the prosecution offered defendant Kevia Purnell a…
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On March 7, a defendant rejected a plea offered by the prosecutor for attempted murder charges before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Antoine Royster and his defense counsel Linda Zeit rejected…
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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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A 32-year-old attempted murder suspect’s reception court hearing was postponed a week on Jan. 11 after he became agitated with the progress of his case. During Wednesday’s hearing, an assistant…
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Attempted homicide defendant Taron Whiting, 19, will begin his jury trial on June 1 in connection to an attempted murder last summer. Whiting is currently facing attempted murder, assault, reckless…
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