Opening statements for a homicide retrial were presented before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gregory Sampson on March 27. Draquan Smith, 22, is accused of shooting and killing 20-year-old Joshua…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin found that a 61-year-old attempted murder defendant remained incompetent to stand trial at his annual review in mental health court on June…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge said in a mental health court hearing on June 14 that she received a report on June 5 from a hospital with the opinion…
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A 59-year-old Baltimore man charged with attempted murder had his mental health court hearing continued before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin on Jan. 11. During the hearing,…
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A 58-year-old Baltimore man charged with attempted murder had his mental health evaluation extended on May 4 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin. Mark Williams is charged…
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A Baltimore man charged with attempted murder has a competency evaluation pending on April 5 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Mark Williams, 58, is charged with…
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Plea offers for homicides and non-fatal shooting defendants increased by 114 percent between 2023 and 2024, according to Baltimore Witness data. In 2023, there were 64 plea offers, whereas in…
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A day after his jury trial began, homicide defendant Paul Ray IV pleaded guilty for the killing of 16-year-old Bryson Hudson and shooting of another man last year. On Oct….
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A homicide defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams to hear the verdict in his latest trial. However, there was none. On April 29, alongside his…
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On April 11, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland gave a June trial date to non-fatal shooting defendant Jason Estrada. Estrada, 43, is currently charged with firearm possession…
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Jurors in the trial of Draquan Smith were on the edge of their seats, straining to get a view of the courtroom’s television as the prosecutor played the critical doorbell…
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On Dec. 1, courtroom emotions were high during the sentencing of a young man who was found guilty of the deaths of two men in August 2021. Raekwon Griffin, 22,…
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Defendant Davon Evans appeared in reception court in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Sept. 6. With the advice of his attorney, Deborah Warner-Dennis, he…
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On July 12, a jury returned with a not guilty verdict on the same day they headed to deliberations for a man charged with manslaughter. Levar Shedrick was charged with…
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A 61-year-old man charged with a non-fatal shooting rejected a plea offer during reception court on Oct. 19 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. Ronald Williamson is accused of shooting a…
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