A defendant was sentenced to 20 years in prison for manslaughter charges on Oct. 3 at the Baltimore City Circuit Court. In June, Jewel Crowder, 41, was convicted of manslaughter…
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On July 11, counsel presented closing arguments in an execution-style murder that took the life of a young father. Parris Harris, 19, is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, first-degree…
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A 41-year-old Baltimore man on trial for the murder of Howard County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Demby attempted to keep the victim away from him moments before shooting the off-duty deputy…
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On Nov. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a 28-year-old murder defendant’s next trial date after counsel were unable to begin a trial earlier this month….
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A stand-in for defense attorney Roland Harris IV informed Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Feb. 7 that he had yet to receive the discovery in the case…
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On Nov. 18, a defendant facing multiple charges, including attempted murder, was informed that his jury trial would be rescheduled for Nov. 21. Larry Alexander Lee, Jr. received a new trial…
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A judge orders doctors to determine if a defendant, who allegedly stabbed his mother, is competent to stand trial. Baltimore resident Mumwaldi Kearney is charged with first-degree murder and using…
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During what was expected to be the first day of trial a defense attorney waived his client’s right to appear because the prosecutor planned to enter a nolle pros for…
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One of the defendants in a 2022 E. Hoffman Street murder contracted an undisclosed illness that caused his trial to be delayed on July 6. Tyrone Fenner’s defense attorney, Roland Harris…
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A defendant charged with committed a September 2022 murder received a trail date on Feb. 10 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The assistant state’s attorney assigned…
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An attempted murder defendant’s case was postponed again Oct. 16 after the prosecution said an autopsy for the victim won’t be completed until early December. Kimani Johnson is charged with…
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A 31-year-old attempted murder defendant received a 2025 trial date after a week of delays forced his lawyer to ask for a postponement Oct. 4. Larry Winder III is charged…
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Expert witnesses testified in the case of a 19-year-old murder defendant in Baltimore City Circuit Court on July 10. Parris Harris is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, first-degree assault,…
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Testimony in the case of a 19-year-old homicide defendant began on July 9 with an argument as to whether key video evidence was or was not admissible. Parris Harris is…
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The sentencing hearing for a 17-year-old defendant was postponed in Baltimore City Circuit Court on July 3. Key’Shawn Shaw, who was charged as an adult, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault…
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“I’m gonna put you in the driver’s seat to earn a reduced sentence,” Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Erik S. Atas told a homicide defendant on July 2 before sentencing…
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The trial of a Baltimore man accused of killing an off-duty Howard County Sheriff’s deputy concluded with a guilty verdict, but not of first-degree murder. On June 14, a jury found…
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“The prosecution didn’t paint the whole picture in this case,” a defense attorney said during his closing argument on June 13 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Roland Harris, is representing…
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In reception court, a 32-year old attempted murder defendant went in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland, on June 3 via Zoom for a new trial…
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On June 3, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton placed a non-fatal shooting case on the stet, or inactive, docket, after the prosecutor and the defense could not…
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Parties debated whether an attempted murder victim was actually shot in the head during opening statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on May 30. On Aug….
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An 18-year-old Baltimore man will serve 65 years in prison following his conviction for the murder of 17-year-old Jeremiah Brogden at Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School in 2022. On May 10,…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge proceeded with a 29-year-old murder defendant’s scheduled sentencing despite her attorney’s motions to withdraw her guilty plea. Lexus Hart pleaded guilty to first-degree murder,…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the sentencing of an 18-year-old homicide defendant, Nizah Daniels. The sentencing will now take place before Judge Dana M. Middleton on…
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