After two-and-a-half years of working its way through the Baltimore City judicial system, the attempted homicide case of 17-year-old Laronte Collins was set to move forward with a jury trial…
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Shakira Shaw’s guilt was “at an all-time high” on Aug. 22, 2020, when she began feeling the pressure to confess to her son’s murder, a prosecutor said in her closing…
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Shakira Shaw grieved after the death of her 22-month-old son, Kaleb Shaw, from what medical examiners determined was due to natural causes. This grueling grief process combined with Shaw’s battle…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge set a September trial date for a 26-year-old mother accused of her child’s murder after confessing voices told her to do it. Shakira Shaw,…
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On March 30, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a hearing for a Baltimore resident charged with murdering her son in 2020. Defense counsel Janine Meckler, representing Shakira Shaw, requested…
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The case of a 26-year-old mother accused of her infant son’s death faced yet another postponement on March 22 as counsel continues to prepare for trial. Shakira Shaw was initially scheduled…
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The jury trial for a 26-year-old mother charged with the murder of her baby was postponed on March 15, due to new defense counsel having recently been assigned to the…
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Baltimore City Circut Court Judge Melissa Phinn set a trial date for a mother charged in the murder of her baby on Sept. 8 after she was found competent to stand trial. …
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A state’s attorney for the department of social services motioned to unseal records from homicide defendant Shakira Shaw’s case file on June 29, after the case has been in mental…
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A woman who is accused of killing her own baby has been waiting for a mental health competency evaluation for over one month. Shakira Shaw, 24, is charged with first-degree…
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A judge allowed a women to receive an extended mental health evaluation during mental health court on Sept. 22 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. Judge Gale E. Raisin approved of…
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A Baltimore resident was deemed incompetent to stand trial during reception court on Sept. 20 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Shakira Shaw, 24, is charged in…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin ordered a competency evaluation on Sept. 15 for 24-year-old Shakira Shaw who is charged with the murder of her 1-year-old son in…
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An 18-year-old Baltimore resident charged with homicide said he was willing to testify against his co-defendants, delaying his sentencing by six months, on July 23 at the Baltimore City Circuit…
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Multiple homicide and non-fatal shooting cases filled the postponement court docket on Tuesday in Baltimore City Circuit Court. On June 8, Judge Melissa M. Phinn was presented with four homicide…
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