The validity of a victim’s testimony identifying his alleged shooter was put into question by defense counsel on March 26 during closing arguments. Desmond Powell is currently on trial for…
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Counsel delivered opening statements Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner on March 7 for homicide defendant Keith Taylor. Taylor, 44, represented by Brandon Taylor, is charged with first-degree…
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After two-and-a-half years of working its way through the Baltimore City judicial system, the attempted homicide case of 17-year-old Laronte Collins was set to move forward with a jury trial…
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Two unsuccessful attempts to select a jury caused the postponement of 17-year-old Laronte Collins’ attempted murder trial, originally slated to begin on Nov. 1. The case is currently scheduled to…
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On Oct. 12, a 43-year-old defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to schedule his retrial. Keith Taylor is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in…
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An attempted murder case against two Baltimore men was dismissed by prosecutors, on Sept. 25 in connection to an assault and shooting on East Pratt Street last October. Jossue Enrique…
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A Baltimore City jury acquitted 41-year-old Jermaine Jeter of several attempted murder charges on Sept. 8 in connection to an alleged standoff with Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officers in 2021….
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Controversy was at the center of opening statements in the trial of 41-year-old defendant Jermaine Jeter on Sept. 6 as the prosecution repeatedly objected to defense counsel’s argument before the…
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On Aug. 4, two codefendants were sentenced for weapons charges after being found not guilty for murder charges in a previous trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey…
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A Baltimore City jury acquitted 45-year-old Email Wells of all charges on Aug. 2 after he was accused of fatally shooting a dog in what defense counsel described as self-defense….
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“If it was you, what would you do?” defense attorney Brandon Taylor asked a panel of jurors on Aug. 1 in the trial of Email Wells Jr. Taylor represents the defendant…
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An attempted homicide defendant’s trial was postponed more than three months after his defense attorney had a personal emergency. On July 11, Desmond Powell was set to begin his jury trial before…
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A 33-year-old Baltimore resident charged with the murder of Andrew Smith had his trial postponed on June 21 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Preston Feaster,…
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On June 2, Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey III heard closing arguments in the case of two codefendants accused of killing 20-year-old Pedro Chesley and 21-year-old Diamond Davis…
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Jurors should expect to hear multiple versions of the truth as witnesses take the stand in the retrial of homicide co-defendants Charles Baldwin and Mizell Taylor. This was the belief of defense attorneys Brandon…
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On May 15, defense counsel for a murder defendant, whose conviction was overturned, requested that Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn schedule another retrial date because he recently entered…
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A Baltimore man accused of fatally shooting Leandrea Sampson and burning her body inside a car was found not guilty on April 20 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence…
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Following two days of pre-trial motions, the trial of homicide defendant Jermaine Jeter is expected to move forward next week for the brutal murder of his girlfriend in October 2021. This will…
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A 21-year-old Baltimore man accused of shooting a 32-year-old man agreed to a plea of eight years of incarceration on March 28, nearly two years after the incident. During reception…
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On Oct. 31, after a jury heard closing arguments and the beginning of deliberations in the trial of two defendants charged with double homicide, a mistrial was declared. On the…
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A 42-year-old Baltimore man was scheduled for trial on Monday, but his date was moved because he discharged his attorney. The prosecutor informed Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn that…
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On Oct. 5, a 43-year-old Baltimore resident convicted of the non-fatal shooting of a maintenance worker was given a sentence of 40 years in prison before Baltimore City Circuit Court…
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A Baltimore man accused of shooting a 35-year-old man in Oldtown in September 2021 agreed to the terms of the prosecution’s plea offer on Sept. 19. Devin Anthony was charged…
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A Baltimore man charged with murder rejected a life plea on Sept. 16 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Jermaine Jeter, 40, is charged with first-degree murder,…
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