On Oct. 6 Ricky Darnell Crenshaw, 47, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn in a reception court hearing to schedule his trial date for a March…
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On Sept. 12, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn ruled to continue the hearing for a defendant charged with first-degree murder. Defense attorney Brandon Patterson was present in…
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“Don’t disrespect Theodore Richards without paying for it. And Mr. Bailey paid for it with his life,” said a Baltimore City prosecutor during her closing argument on Aug. 3. The…
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On July 28, Defense attorneys argued that the defendants did not perform the actions of shooting at all while the prosecutor claimed that they did shoot the victim before Baltimore…
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A Baltimore man charged with fatally stabbing 28-year-old James Brown accepted a plea of 20 years incarceration on May 15 rather than proceed with his scheduled jury trial. In agreement with the…
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In between moments of pause and tears, the mother of Donnell Brockington forgave defendants James Dunbar and Shamar Jerry on May 9 for their involvement in the death of her 21-year-old son after the…
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Jurors were excused from the trial of homicide defendant Quanta Worrell on March 7 after the defendant opted for a plea of 80 years for two murders in the Central Park Heights…
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“The evidence has to line up,” defense attorney Brandon Patterson told jurors as he represented his client, 31-year-old Quanta Worrell, at the start of his double murder trial on March…
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A convicted murderer had his probation violation hearing postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge LaZette Ringgold-Kirksey on Feb. 27. According to the Maryland Judiciary website, in October 2011, defendant Pierre Harris was found…
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Emotions ran high inside the courtroom of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yvette Bryant on Feb. 17 when family members of homicide defendant Demetrick Lewis tearfully awaited his sentencing for the death of his…
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A 32-year-old Baltimore man was found guilty of manslaughter on Feb. 16 after pushing his cousin down the stairs during an argument last year. Following a five-day trial before Baltimore…
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“The only fact that is true is that he is innocent,” said defense attorney Brandon Patterson as the first day of trial began for a Baltimore man charged with the…
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A 32-year-old convicted homicide defendant’s probation violation hearing was postponed to next month after retaining new defense counsel earlier this week. Pierre Harris appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge LaZette…
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A man accused of fatally stabbing 28-year-old James Brown in September 2020 was given a May trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda Tanner. Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled…
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On Dec. 9, two Baltimore residents charged with first-degree murder rejected a plea of life before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendants Theodore Richards and Antuan Dubose rejected a plea of life,…
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A jury was able to reach a verdict for three out of the four co-defendants charged with the brutal murder of 21-year-old Donnell Brockington three years ago on Nov. 13,…
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The Baltimore City Circuit courtroom was busy, with spectators from both sides, as four co-defendants, William Thornton, Shamar Jerry, Anthony Clark, and James Dunbar, listened to opening statements in their jury trial. “Twelve gunshot…
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Three co-defendants charged with the murder of 36-year-old Damon Bailey last year had their trial postponed on Aug. 22, requiring one of the co-defendants to be tried separately due to…
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Homicide defendant Demetrick Lewis and his attorney Brandon Patterson rejected a plea of life on Aug. 11, during a reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. …
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The trial of homicide defendant Jeramey Barron was set to go to trial on July 11 but pushed to next year after the case switched prosecutors last week. Barron, 23,…
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A 30-year-old Baltimore man charged with first-degree murder may have his trial scheduled for July, despite his defense counsel just being entered on the case. Quanta Worrell is charged with…
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A Baltimore man accused of fatally shooting 36-year-old Roy Henry Cantler III in November rejected a plea of two life sentences on April 1 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge…
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Three co-defendants accused of murder rejected a plea offer from the prosecution on Jan. 10 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifier Schiffer. Justin Westbrook, 25, Theodore Richards, 36, and…
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A 22-year-old Baltimore man accused of fatally stabbing a man after an argument rejected a plea of life in prison on Dec. 6 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. Jeramey Barron…
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