Lawyers Wait to Schedule Attempted Murder Trial

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On Dec. 5, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn postponed the attempted murder trial of a defendant after he rejected the plea offered by the prosecution.

Defendant Jamon Brown is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder, first-degree assault, firearm use in a felony violent crime, illegal possession of a regulated firearm, having a handgun on his person, having a handgun in a vehicle, firing a gun in Baltimore City, illegal possession of ammunition and two counts of reckless endangerment in connection with a shooting that occurred on June 20.

The prosecution offered 29-year-old Brown a plea of life, suspending all but 30 years, for attempted first-degree murder and five years of supervised probation to run concurrent with 10 years, the first five without the possibility of parole, for firearm use in a felony violent crime. Brown would also be given an order to stay away from the victim.

After Brown rejected the plea offer, defense attorney John Cox said that they were ready for a trial the same day, but the prosecutor requested a postponement due to the unavailability of a detective to testify as a witness.

The prosecution wanted to postpone the trial to January, but Judge Phinn noted that the court was too booked with cases, making scheduling a January trial less favorable. Both parties agreed to have the defendant attend another hearing on Dec. 6 with Judge Phinn to discuss potential dates for the three-day trial.

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