Judge Issues Trial Date to 18-Year-Old Homicide Defendant

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On Feb. 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn placed the defendant, Zachariah Allison trial on the need coverage docket for the fall. 

Allison, 18, is charged with first-degree murder, the use of a firearm during a felony violent crime, possession of a firearm as a minor, reckless endangerment, third-degree burglary, and second-degree assault in connection to an incident on Aug. 10, 2021. 

Allison’s trial is scheduled to begin on Sept. 20.