On Sept. 19, Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled another retrial for two 18-year-old defendants charged with the fatal shooting of 38-year-old Clark Hohrein in 2021. William Holloman…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer heard opening statements from the assistant state’s attorney and defense attorney Donald Wright on Sept. 13 for murder trial. Wright is representing…
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“There is light at the end of the tunnel if you do the work.” Homicide defendant Kyree Davis listened to this parting advice from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Geller on July…
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A 21-year old Baltimore man will go on trial for murder in early November after he was ruled competent on June 23. Rakim Muhammad, 21, was previously deemed incompetent and…
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Six and a half years after shooting a security guard outside the Playbook Sports Bar and Lounge, Dimas Osorio-Vasquez was sentenced to 15 years incarceration in accordance with a plea…
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Defense counsel in the case of attempted homicide defendant Michael Simms questioned the reliability of the victim’s testimony at trial, saying the victim was under the influence of drugs and…
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Defense counsel in the case of attempted homicide defendant Michael Simms alleged that the victim’s “vague identification” of his client was not enough to warrant a guilty conviction as the…
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“I am forgiving these men for killing my son…Not just for me, but for their mothers,” said a mother during the sentencing for the man accused of killing her son,…
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On April 10, a homicide defendant had his reception court hearing postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn, in light of the public defender’s absence. A stand-in…
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On March 7, a Baltimore man facing murder charges pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 20 years in prison before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Myshala E. Middleton. “My life has…
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Attempted homicide defendant Dorian Milstred agreed to five years of probation on Feb. 7 for shooting his ex-girlfriend in 2021 rather than proceeding with a jury trial. The 20-year-old defendant,…
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A defense attorney Donald Wright called into reception court from an airport on Feb. 6 to request a postponement due to travel issues. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M….
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A Baltimore man accused of fatally shooting 33-year-old Earnest Jackson last summer will have his jury trial on June 12 after counsel informed the court they were not prepared to…
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From two life sentences to an overturned conviction, 26-year-old Dimas Osoriovasquez will have his third jury trial in June 2023 to determine his alleged involvement in an attempted murder in…
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A Baltimore man allegedly involved in a non-fatal shooting had his case nolle pros by the prosecutor on Dec. 7 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Paul Cucuzzella. On Wednesday,…
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A jury was able to reach a verdict for three out of the four co-defendants charged with the brutal murder of 21-year-old Donnell Brockington three years ago on Nov. 13,…
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A Baltimore man who was set to begin trial on Nov. 29 had his trial pushed to April 2023 for reasons unknown to Baltimore Witness. Defendant Najee Shamaur Sincere Gaylord,…
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The Baltimore City Circuit courtroom was busy, with spectators from both sides, as four co-defendants, William Thornton, Shamar Jerry, Anthony Clark, and James Dunbar, listened to opening statements in their jury trial. “Twelve gunshot…
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Co-defendants who are allegedly involved in 2020 homicide were separated Oct. 17 with one sent straight to trial. Deangelo Rogers and Jermaine Sanders, 31, are both charged with first-degree murder,…
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On Sept. 21, a Baltimore man accused of attempted murder rejected a plea of 30 years before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Alvin Cunningham is charged with…
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Defense counsel Donald Wright addressed the court on behalf of his client in hopes of getting him a sentence reduction before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffery Gellar on Sept….
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“Get firecrackers if you want to celebrate.” Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin Schreiber gave this parting advice to 35-year-old Norman Jackson on Sept. 6 after the defendant accepted a plea offer for firing…
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A 19-year-old Baltimore man involved in a non-fatal shooting rejected a plea of 10 years with three years probation on Aug. 30 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M….
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A 37-year-old homicide defendant rejected a life plea on Aug. 29 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Davone McDaniels, represented by Donald Wright, is charged with first-degree murder,…
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