Baltimore resident Jordan Brice, 22, pleaded guilty to firearms charges on Monday in connection to a non-fatal shooting in Baltimore last year. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams oversaw…
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A new plea deal is under negotiations in a case against a homicide suspect. Roderick Griffin allegedly murdered his girlfriend, 72-year-old Lillian Herndon on April 10, 2020. He is facing…
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Two homicide cases and one non-fatal shooting case were presented to Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn in postponement court on Wednesday. The first case on the June…
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Multiple homicide and non-fatal shooting cases filled the postponement court docket on Tuesday in Baltimore City Circuit Court. On June 8, Judge Melissa M. Phinn was presented with four homicide…
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Two homicide cases were presented to Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Monday during reception court. In one case, a homicide defendant rejected a plea offer and…
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With 276 non-fatal shootings in Baltimore, MD as of June 4, the Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting that is believed to have taken place in the city’s Southwest…
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Two cases involving plea offers in one non-fatal shooting and two homicides remain under negotiation. The cases will not return to postponement court until June and August, respectively. During postponement…
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Plea offers were left up in the air on Wednesday in Baltimore City Circuit Court as defense attorneys in multiple cases continue discussions with their respective clients. A homicide case…
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Two homicide cases and one non-fatal shooting were sent from postponement to reception court on Tuesday before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. On June 1, the first…
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In the Baltimore City Circuit Court, cases are called into postponement court when they are not a plea, or are inactive or dismissed. Unlike reception court, postponement court features offers…
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A Baltimore man who allegedly shot his brother in September 2020 rejected a plea offer Thursday in Baltimore City Circuit Court before Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Tyrone Wallace, 38, is…
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A homicide case and several attempted murder cases were postponed to mid-summer and early fall on Tuesday during postponement court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. First…
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A 27-year-old man was arrested on Thursday in connection to the murder of Dante Barksdale, 46, in January. A Baltimore Police press release states the Warrant Task Force and U.S….
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A Louisiana man is set for a November jury trial in the Baltimore City Circuit Court after he was charged with murder in March 2019. Lorenzo Thomas, 45, is charged…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Shannon E. Avery granted a motion for modification and petition for review by a three-judge panel on Wednesday for a case dating back more than…
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Editor’s note: Terrell Parker was acquitted of charges in this case. A murder trial and three non-fatal shooting trials were delayed as far out as October 2021. Baltimore City Circuit Court…
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A five-year-old murder trial was brought before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria on Monday to discuss a motion for modification of the sentences. On May 17, the…
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The Baltimore City Circuit Court neared resolution in two attempted murder cases during postponement court on May 13, while delaying yet another murder case to late summer. The case against…
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Two homicide cases were reviewed at the Baltimore City Circuit Court on May 12, one of which was pushed to August. The second homicide case remains in place for November,…
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Nearly a dozen court cases involving non-fatal shootings and homicides were postponed May 11. A judge in the Baltimore City Circuit Court scheduled new trial dates for the latter half…
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The number says it all. 335. The number of homicides in Baltimore in 2020. The number of non-fatal shootings was even greater. But once they happen most cases are forgotten…
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The Circuit Court for Baltimore City resumed full operations with jury trials on April 26, beginning with civil jury trials. Criminal jury trials are scheduled to resume on May 5….
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