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By
Ben Andreseen
- December 17, 2024
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On Dec. 12, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer sentenced a 37-year-old Ahmad Moulden to a combined 54 years in prison.
Moulden was convicted on June 12 of attempted second-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent crime, having a handgun on his person and discharging a firearm after shooting a Baltimore man in the face on July 10, 2022.
According to the prosecution, the shooting occurred on the 600 block of North Robertson Street. Moulden was allegedly walking his dog in his backyard when the victim approached and spoke to him. When the victim turned to leave, Moulden allegedly called the victim back and fired.
The prosecution described the severity of the victim’s paralysis and eye injury before asking Judge Schiffer to give Moulden a lengthier sentence than suggested by charge guidelines.
Defense attorney Granville Templeton III rebutted the request, describing Moulden’s past of trauma. He said Moulden was shot when he was 19 years old and later experienced a break-in that triggered anxiety and symptoms of schizophrenia.
Templeton attempted to claim that Moulden was not completely conscious when he committed the crime, but Judge Schiffer said Moulden stated his innocence prior to the trial.
Members of Moulden’s family approached the judge to shed insight on his life. They pleaded with Judge Schiffer to not put him in prison, but instead a treatment program for his alleged PTSD. Moulden was previously hospitalized during his trial due to mental health issues.
The crime was “cold and senseless,” Judge Schiffer said.
There are no further proceedings in this trial.