Judge Schedules Trial Date for Defendant Charged in Frederick Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Case

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A 25-year-old defendant charged with two counts of attempted second-degree murder rejected a plea offer on March 23, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn.

Clarence Temple and his defense counsel, Karyn Meriwether, rejected a plea offer of 50 years, suspending all but 25 years for attempted first-degree murder and a concurrent sentence of five years without the possibility of parole for using a firearm in a felony violent crime.

Temple, 25, is charged with attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, firearm use in a felony violent crime, carrying and wearing a handgun on his person, a loaded handgun being on his person, and discharging firearms in connection to an incident on Jan. 15, 2020.

According to the Baltimore Witness, on the day of the incident, Temple was charged with shooting a 29-year-old male following a street robbery in the 4000 block of Frederick Avenue. On Dec. 1, 2022, detectives arrested Temple and transported him to Central Booking Intake Facility, where he was charged with attempted first-degree murder.

Judge Phinn scheduled the defendant’s trial was scheduled for Aug. 8 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin H. Schreiber II.