“Don’t disrespect Theodore Richards without paying for it. And Mr. Bailey paid for it with his life,” said a Baltimore City prosecutor during her closing argument on Aug. 3. The…
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The man accused of hitting 38-year-old Garrick Williams, Jr. with his car in 2021 was supposed to start trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Timothy J. Doory on Aug. 3 but…
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On July 18, defendant Brittany Nicole Julius’ counsel, Janet Andersen and Robert Cohen, negotiated the specifics of their client’s sentence with prosecutors before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton. In connection to the…
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A 45-year-old Baltimore man was acquitted of attempted murder but found guilty of firing a gun in a shootout with another man last year in West Baltimore’s Madison Park. Baltimore…
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Who shot first? Counsel in the case of attempted homicide defendant Wardell Richardson argued over the answer to this question at the start of the 45-year-old man’s bench trial on…
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A father and son accused of an attempted murder at a Royal Farms gas station last summer had their case put on the Baltimore City Circuit Court’s stet docket on…
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Attempted homicide defendant Romarise Scott Jr. decided to proceed with a jury trial on May 23, despite his co-defendant’s acceptance of a 25-year plea that allowed Scott to plead guilty…
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A 53-year-old Baltimore man pleaded guilty to the murder of his girlfriend on April 18 after shooting her in the head and burning her body inside her apartment on Abbott…
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A 52-year-old Baltimore man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the 2021 murder of Ali Bey on April 11 after agreeing to plead guilty earlier this year. In February, Shawn Purvis entered…
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On March 24, a non-fatal shooting defendant accepted an Alford plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn during reception court. On Friday, the prosecution offered defendant Ashley Walton an aggregated sentence of…
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Family members of homicide defendant Xavier Harper sat in the first row of a Baltimore City Circuit courtroom on March 20 to convince the 25-year-old defendant to take the prosecution’s plea offer…
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On Feb. 3, a homicide defendant was scheduled for trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. The prosecution did not offer defendant Jalonte Davis, who was represented by…
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On Dec. 9, two Baltimore residents charged with first-degree murder rejected a plea of life before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendants Theodore Richards and Antuan Dubose rejected a plea of life,…
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During a Dec. 5 reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn presided over counsels as a 72-year-old defendant accused of murdering his girlfriend declined a plea offer…
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A 44-year-old man from Baltimore’s Madison Park neighborhood rejected an attempted murder plea on Nov. 30 and will proceed with a jury trial this summer. Wardell Richardson, who was represented…
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During a Nov. 7 reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn issued a continuance to a murder defendant who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend. Michael Allen is charged…
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A Baltimore man charged with manslaughter rejected a plea of 10 years on Oct. 17 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Galen Hyman, 60, is charged with vehicular…
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On Sept. 16, a Baltimore man charged with homicide rejected a plea of life before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Keith Fleming is charged with first-degree murder, nine…
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On Sept. 14, the trial for a 25-year-old Baltimore man charged with homicide was scheduled for February 2023 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Xavier Harper is…
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A 72-year-old Baltimore man accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend in 2018 will remain held without bail as he awaits a retrial following a successful appeal earlier this year. In…
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Three co-defendants charged with the murder of 36-year-old Damon Bailey last year had their trial postponed on Aug. 22, requiring one of the co-defendants to be tried separately due to…
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A 72-year-old man whose life sentence was overturned for the 2018 fatal stabbing of his girlfriend was among two bail reviews postponed on Aug. 16 due to conflicts with defense…
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The case for a 51-year-old Baltimore man accused of homicide was postponed Aug. 8 due to new information being discovered and more witnesses. Shawn Purvis is charged with first-degree murder,…
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An attempted homicide defendant’s case was dismissed on July 11 after the prosecution could not reach the victim to testify. Jai-Shawn Harding, 22, was accused of attempted first and…
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