Judge Lets Convicted Murderer File Motion to Modify Sentence in 4-Year-Old Homicide Case

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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yvette M. Bryant granted a convicted homicide defendant’s request Oct. 26 to file a belated motion to modify her sentence.

Corey Lee Jenkins, 34, was found guilty of first-degree murder in June 2018 and sentenced to life, suspending all but 22 years, and four years supervised probation nearly a year after she fatally stabbed 45-year-old Ray Woodland Jr.

According to the Baltimore Sun, Jenkins got into an argument with Woodland and stabbed him multiple times around 7:50 p.m. on July 21, 2017, on the 4500 block of Edmondson Avenue. She was later identified using surveillance video and community tips.

On Tuesday, Jenkins and her defense attorney, Michael Chapper, requested to file a motion to modify her sentence on the claim that her previous lawyer never filed the motion. Chapper informed Jenkins that filing the belated motion would prevent her from pursuing any current or future post-conviction claims.

Judge Bryant then informed Jenkins that if she approved the defendant’s request, it does not guarantee that the defendant will receive a hearing. The prosecution may also oppose the modification, the judge said.

The prosecution did not oppose Jenkins’ request during Tuesday’s court proceedings to file for a motion for modification.

Jenkins told the court that she understood her request, which was then granted by Judge Bryant.