Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Receives Sentence After Being Denied Motion for Retrial

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A Baltimore man convicted for shooting a woman on a public street was sentenced on Oct. 25 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles J. Peters.

Defendant Tony Evans motioned for a retrial and requested a new defense counsel that would be able to represent him in the new trial. The defendant stated to Judge Peters the court was violating his civil rights and his right to a speedy trial. The defendant argued he could not cross-examine the witnesses testifying, which violated his rights, and wanted another opportunity to do so.

The defendant also requested that the court postpone his sentencing hearing to allow time for him to hire new counsel.

Judge Peters denied this request for postponement.

Evans, 42, was sentenced to 25 years for first-degree assault, 20 years for the use of a firearm in a felony violent crime, five years for possession of a firearm with a drug conviction, and another year for the illegal possession of ammo, all to run consecutively for an incident on Aug. 22, 2021.

He was also charged with having a handgun on his person and possession of a firearm with a felony conviction. These charges were merged with the other counts.

Judge Peters ordered that the total sentence, 51 years, be served concurrently with his previous car theft charges from 2021.

According to CBS News, a 23-year-old woman was standing in a crowd on the 600 block of South Bond Street when she was hit by five out of the ten shots fired allegedly by the defendant into the crowd.

The victim sustained permanent injuries, suffers from seizures, can’t walk, and cannot see her children as well due to the injuries suffered from this crime, said the prosecution.

The defendant claims the shooting was in self-defense, but no evidence supports his claim.