Murder Defendant’s Trial Postponed Due to New Evidence
A murder defendant had his trial postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Feb. 8 due to new evidence in the case. On Wednesday, the prosecution did…
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A murder defendant had his trial postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Feb. 8 due to new evidence in the case. On Wednesday, the prosecution did…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge handed down three respective sentences on Feb. 2 for the remaining co-defendants who were found guilty of the murders of Kendrick Brown and William…
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On Dec. 19, a 20-year-old man accused of homicide was set for trial in July 2023. Isaiah Bell, of the Penn North neighborhood, is charged with first-degree murder and firearm…
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“There is no question about who did this,” stated the prosecutor during opening statements on Oct 25. On Sept. 3, 2021, in Hampden, a 39-year-old man was fired three times…
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A 45-year-old Baltimore man charged with homicide was not offered a plea Oct. 14 because the prosecutor had trouble getting into contact with the victim’s next of kin. Gregory Young…
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State prosecutors and defense attorneys for two co-defendants charged with murder agreed to a joint request for a trial postponement, which was approved by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie…
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Alleged criminal gang member Jamal Smiley, who is facing nearly 200 counts, is likely to have his case resolved in federal court, according to the Baltimore City assistant state’s attorney…
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An attempted murder defendant accepted a plea on Aug. 31 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Lamont Woods took the plea following a two week postponement requested…
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A Baltimore man facing non-fatal shooting charges had his hearing postponed on Aug. 23 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. The 32-year-old defendant is charged with possession…
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The case for a 47-year-old Baltimore man accused of shooting his neighbor was dismissed on Aug. 15 after defense counsel identified two credible alibi witnesses. Donte Owens appeared in Baltimore…
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A 29-year-old Baltimore man involved in a non-fatal shooting, rejected a plea offer of 20 years on Aug. 10, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Reginald Gardner…
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After three days of an ongoing trial with counsel presenting evidence and witnesses giving emotional testimony, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gregory Sampson declared a mistrial in the murder trial…
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With an unusually large group of spectators, a murder defendant’s counsel used her opening statement to blame the police for “tunnel vision” that focused on her client. Lakeyria Doughty is…
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A Baltimore man accused of shooting his sister’s alleged abuser earlier this year was denied bail on June 1. Thomas Brooks is charged with attempted first and second-degree murder, conspiracy…
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Attempted homicide defendant Steven Jones is awaiting a judge’s decision on his bail after his defense attorney argued that there was “absolutely zero evidence” that the defendant intended to cause…
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A defendant facing 15 criminal charges, including attempted first and second-degree murder, accepted a plea of time served for having a handgun on his person in connection to a shooting…
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Defense counsel in an attempted murder case alleged that the victim was “blaming her client” for a shooting he didn’t commit after the latter accused the victim of stealing home…
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A 36-year-old Baltimore man charged with homicide rejected a plea offer on April 5 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Angelo Wilkes is charged with first-degree murder,…
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Former Baltimore prosecutor turned defense attorney Roya Hanna said she had three criminal jury trials set between the first of the year and early February. Little did she know that…
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Two codefendants charged with shooting a 49-year-old man in May received plea offers on Dec. 20 at Baltimore City Circuit Court, only one of which was rejected. Cockeysville, Md. resident…
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Two co-defendants accused of the 2019 murder of a YMCA coach will return to reception court in November to discuss a trial date. Aaron Butler, 50, and Donta Holdclaw, 46,…
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A man accused of shooting another man who allegedly shot at him, rejected a plea offer Oct. 12 during reception court at Baltimore City Circuit Court. Eddie Buckley, 39, is…
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A trial date was set for four co-defendants, each charged with three counts of first-degree murder, during reception court on Oct. 5 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. Kevin Cleveland, 27,…
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“Charm City Kings” actress is headed for trial in December after rejecting a plea offer on Aug. 24 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. Lakeyria Doughty, a 27-year-old Baltimore dirt bike…
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