A 41-year-old homicide defendant’s retrial ended when he agreed to plead guilty to murdering his girlfriend’s 17-month-old child before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Paul E. Alpert on Aug. 1….
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Defense counsel has four defenses, or excuses, a Baltimore City prosecutor told jurors on Feb. 6 during closing arguments in the trial of homicide defendant Sahiou Kargbo. The 19-year-old defendant’s…
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“Sahiou Kargbo shot and killed James Blue. We’re not here to say he did not. There it is.” Defense attorney Todd Oppenheim bluntly told the jury that his client was responsible…
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“I looked at her like she was some kind of evil, not like she was a human being.” Roderick Griffin, 58, admitted to the killing of 72-year-old Lillian Herndon that…
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The trial for a man charged with fatally choking his ex-girlfriend continued on Sept. 27 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yvette Bryant. Roderick Griffin is charged with first-degree murder, false imprisonment,…
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The prosecutor called the lead medical examiner and detective to the stand to testify in the case against homicide defendant Tarence Jones on Aug. 3 before Baltimore City Circuit Court…
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The case against homicide defendant Tarence Jones began jury selection on Aug. 1 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Phillip S. Jackson. Jones, 31, is charged with first-degree murder and…
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A 31-year-old man convicted of shooting at his brothers in 2018 was denied bail on Jan. 11 pending the results of his appeal, which was granted last November. Blake Singleton…
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Alleged murderer Darell Wendell Roberts rejected a plea offer for the third time on Aug. 24 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn, who scheduled his trial for…
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A 25-year-old Baltimore resident accepted a plea offer on Aug. 10 at Baltimore City Circuit Court, nearly six years after allegedly shooting a man to death. Tshibangu Kazadi was charged…
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A homicide case and a non-fatal shooting case were heard in reception court on July 12 in courtroom 540C under Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn, despite being…
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Editor’s note: The defendant was acquitted of charges in this case. A non-fatal shooting case that was not listed on the day’s docket was heard during postponement court at the Baltimore…
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A 44-year-old man pleaded guilty to attempted murder before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin P. Welch on Nov.6. Ricardo Clarke was originally charged with attempted first-degree murder, attempted to…
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A 36-year-old man pleaded guilty to murder before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on Oct. 16. Ronald Alston pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge handed down a 75-year prison sentence to homicide defendant Stephawn Tate on Sept. 12 after he was convicted for the 2020 fatal shooting of…
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A 39-year-old manslaughter defendant went before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gregory Sampson to accept a plea deal on June 26. Mahammad Williams, was charged with vehicular manslaughter and he…
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Murder defendant Ronald Alston, 36, rejected a plea offer of life imprisonment before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland on June 14. He has been charged with first-degree murder,…
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A Baltimore man has been cleared of murder charges for the killing of 27-year-old Jeremy Maldonado last June after the investigation revealed the alleged murder weapon did not match the…
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The Appellate Court of Maryland has overturned the conviction of 41-year-old Francois Brown less than five years after the defendant was sentenced to life for the murder of his girlfriend’s…
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On March 5, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton heard closing arguments in the case against Stephawn Tate, 22. Tate is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in…
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On Feb 28., counsel presented opening statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton in the case of 22-year-old Stephawn Tate. Tate is charged with first-degree murder for…
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A reception court hearing was held on Jan. 24 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland to schedule a 38-year-old defendant’s trial. Mahammad Williams is charged with vehicular…
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A 31-year-old Baltimore woman was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Dec. 19 for the attempted murder of her ex-girlfriend and three others in June 2022. In March, Shanikiqua…
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On Nov. 28, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set the trial date for defendant Jose Flamenco-Reyes for May 21, 2024. Reyes, 37, is represented by defense attorneys…
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