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By
Cynthia Eapen [former]
- October 28, 2021
Court
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Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Suspects
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An indictment document in a 20-year-old homicide case was accepted for review during a zoom collateral hearing on Oct. 27 at Baltimore City Circuit Court.
On July 2, 2001, Gregg Lamonn Wright was convicted and sentenced to 78 years in prison for first-degree assault and the use of a handgun in the commission of a crime. This was in connection to an incident on Feb. 13, 1998, on the corner of Baker and Etting streets. One of the three victims died and another was paralyzed. The prosecution said the shooting occurred because the victims were on the defendant’s drug turf.
During Wednesday’s hearing, Judge Erik S. Attas said the case was on remand for appeal and that the court needed to make a factual finding for documents that were submitted for review.
Defense attorney Gregory Fisher specifically mentioned an indictment document and how there were redacted items identifying the complainant but it should not interfere with the authenticity of the document.
The prosecution agreed and said the redacted information was not restricted for any nefarious purposes.
Judge Attas ruled that the five-page indictment document was authentic and can be submitted for review when the case moves to the Court of Appeals.