Judge Schedules Trial for Attempted Murder Defendant in N. Rose Street Shooting

By Ashleigh Joplin [former] - February 15, 2023
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge scheduled a trial on Feb. 15 after a defendant rejected a plea offer for 15 years for attempted murder.

On Wednesday, Nicole Jackson rejected a plea offer of 35 years, suspending all but 15 years, with five years of supervised probation for attempted first-degree murder and a concurrent sentence of five years without the possibility of parole for the use of a firearm in a felony violent crime. The defendant would have also been required to register as a gun offender.

According to the Baltimore Police Department (BPD), Jackson was arrested and charged with shooting a 45-year-old man in the arm on Aug. 18, 2022, on the 500 block of N. Rose Street.

Jackson, 46, elected to retain his Hick’s right, which is his right to be tried within 180 days of his or his attorney’s first court appearance, but Judge Melissa Phinn stated she found probable cause to go beyond that date.

All parties are set to begin trial on June 27 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy.

Jackson, who is represented by assistant public defender Linda Zeit, is charged with attempted first and second-degree murder, first-degree assault, two counts of firearm use in felony violent crime, illegal possession of a regulated firearm, illegal possession of ammo, having a handgun on his person, possession of a rifle or shotgun with a felony conviction, possession of a rifle or shotgun with a mental disorder, and possession of cannabis in an amount over civil use.