Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a late September trial date for teenage defendant Brendon Lee during a June 13 reception court hearing. Two days prior, counsel…
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Jury selection for the case of Andrew Curry, 24, was postponed during a hearing on June 13. Curry is accused of the first-degree murder of Desmond Gardner, 27, in a…
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Phillip Woods, 37, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland for a reception court hearing on June 12. He is currently facing various charges, including first-degree assault…
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Jermal Lundy, 25, stood before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on June 11, requesting a postponement to allow more time for evidence to be reviewed. Lundy is…
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Violent crime cases rarely get through the Baltimore City Circuit Court system unscathed for delays or postponements. Out of 12 homicide trials scheduled in June, only four have had little…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled an Oct. 1 trial date for 18-year-old defendant Davion Foreman during a reception court hearing on June 6. Foreman is charged…
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Anthony Ford, 28, received his new trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on June 6. Ford is charged with first-degree child abuse resulting in death…
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Following a request from the prosecution, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the trial of Jerome Davis on June 2. Davis, 35, is charged with attempted first-…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Timothy J. Doory heard a request to postpone the trial of Deonte Anthony Simms on June 2. Simms, 32, is charged with illegal possession of…
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Bryant James Peyton, 27, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on June 2 to receive a trial date. Peyton is charged with first- and second-degree murder…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones postponed the homicide trial of Gerald Byrd, 35, after parties requested more time to obtain his daughter’s autopsy report on May 28….
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Derrell Goines, 36, appeared in reception court on May 23 hoping to get an early trial date for a first-degree murder charge. According to court documents, detectives connected Goines to…
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Maurice Prioleau, 28, declined a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on May 23. The prosecution offered Prioleau an aggregate sentence of life, suspending all…
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After counsel informed the court they are awaiting autopsy results and continuing to review evidence, Dakwane Cole agreed to waive his right to speedy trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court…
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A man charged in two firearm possession cases rejected an offer to have one of his cases dismissed as part of a plea on May 21. Franklin Titus Evans, 24,…
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Dominic Pressley, 38, rejected a plea deal in a murder and shooting case before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong on May 21. Pressley is charged with first-degree…
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A 44-year-old man accused of shooting his pregnant neighbor last fall rejected an offer to plead guilty to 30 years behind bars on Wednesday before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge…
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On May 20, a dedendant was offered a plea of 25 years, suspending all but five years without parole, three years of supervised probation, and mandatory gun offender registration before…
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A conflict of interest led defense attorney Robert D. Cole, Jr. to recuse himself from shooting defendant Kevin M. Hawkins Sr.‘s case on May 20. In order to have enough…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date of Oct. 10 for Lamonte Sherman, 29. Sherman is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two…
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On May 9, 2025, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Judge Yolanda A. Tanner denied the prosecution’s motion to join Reginald Raysor’s three separate cases for trial. Across the three cases,…
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Jason Williams, one of 10 individuals charged in a September 2024 Belair Road drug bust case, is scheduled for a pre-trial conference on May 28 and a likely trial date…
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A Baltimore man accused of shooting and killing a 33-year-old at the Johnston Square Apartments last winter received a trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a June plea hearing date for murder suspect Jermal Lundy, 25, on May 10. Lundy is charged with first-degree murder, firearm…
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