The trial continued before Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer on June 18 in the 2023 murder of Edgar Bonilla-Guerra. Kerin Aviles-Alvarez, 21, is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a…
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Counsel delivered opening statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer on June 17 in the case of a 21-year-old defendant accused of a seemingly unprovoked murder outside of…
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An attempted murder trial for a Baltimore man was postponed due to health concerns for both the defendant and his lawyer. Reginald Whitaker, 29, is facing charges of attempted first-…
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In reception court on June 3, an attempted murder defendant went in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland, via Zoom to hear the prosecution’s plea offer…
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A murder trial for a Baltimore County man was postponed due to his medical condition and new evidence. Kharod O’Neill, 19, of Owings Mills, Md., is charged with first-degree murder,…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Ronald A. Silkworth sentenced a 41-year-old murder defendant to 15 years in prison on May 29. Wednesday’s hearing was the culmination of Byron Erin Lewis’…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court jury convicted a murder defendant accused of killing a man after a neighborhood dog fight. Tyyea Gee, 39, was found guilty of two counts of…
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A jury found homicide defendant Reginald Whitaker guilty of murdering 33-year-old Traquarn Lewis and shooting another man minutes later in Fells Point last July. On May 16, the jury’s foreperson…
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Despite substantial video evidence, the defense claimed mistaken identity in the trial of a 29-year-old man accused of a murder and an attempted murder that took place within about 20…
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The trial of a defendant who allegedly followed and shot two Royal Farms customers, killing one last July began May 14. Reginald Whitaker is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use…
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The Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC) system is live in Baltimore City, but the general public will have to wait a little longer to fully embrace the Circuit Court’s latest step…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland presided as a homicide defendant waived his Hick’s right. Derrien Gamble, 21, is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder,…
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The jury heard closing arguments for a homicide defendant on April 26 in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown. Tyyea Gee, 39, faces two counts of…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown heard opening statements on April 24 in a homicide that took place after a dog fight. Tyyea Gee, 39, faces two counts…
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In their closing argument before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Judge John A. Howard on Jan. 16, the prosecution claimed that Damian Palmer attempted to take the life of an…
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On April 15, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 23-year-old Jonte Gilmore. Gilmore is charged with one charge of conspiracy to commit first-degree…
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Attempted murder defendant Ricardo Clarke appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on April 15 to request postponement and to dismiss his attorney James Sweeting III. Clarke…
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On April 15, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland presided over a homicide case relating to the Aug. 16, 2023, murder of 24-year-old Nykiah Collins on the 1000…
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On March 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland rescheduled the jury trial for a 27-year-old accused of a 2021 murder due to a conflict with MDEC, the…
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On March 22, a homicide defendant stood before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Ronald A. Silkworth for closing arguments in a case focused on self-defense. Byron Erin Lewis, 41, is…
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Tayvon Miller, 38, was convicted for murdering Frissel Townes, Jr. before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan C. Lazerow. The 38-year-old victim was helping a woman deliver a Doordash order…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Ronald A. Silkworth presided over the beginning of a 41-year-old murder defendant’s third trial on March 21. Byron Erin Lewis is charged with first-degree murder,…
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On March 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor, Jr. presided over closing arguments in a retrial of a 2020 murder case where counsel disagreed whether the violence…
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On March 13, counsel presented opening statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor in the homicide case against defendant Donnell Johnson. Johnson, 32, is charged with first-degree…
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