On March 29, Baltimore City Mental Health Court Judge Gale E. Rasin agreed with a report from the Department of Health, saying that “without reasonable doubt,” an attempted murder defendant was competent…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court mental health judge granted an extension in the case of attempted homicide defendant Bernard Hopkins on Dec. 21 as he awaits admittance to the hospital…
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The mental health court hearing for homicide defendant Timothy Callanan grew heated on Dec. 7 when family members of victim Mason Moldoven questioned the defendant’s right to proceed with a plea of…
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Actor and son of a former Baltimore Police Commissioner Melvin Russell who was convicted of manslaughter in the death of 49-year-old Theophilus Ruffin about five years ago graduated from mental…
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A Baltimore man accused of killing his mother remained incompetent to stand trial, according to counsel, during his six-month status hearing on Jan. 26. Mumwaldi Kearney, 49, allegedly stabbed his…
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A 21-year-old homicide defendant’s mental health court status hearing on Jan. 26 was postponed until February to allow counsel time to review an expert’s competency opinion. Deontae Johnson is facing…
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A Baltimore man convicted of manslaughter in the death of 49-year-old Theophilus Ruffin more than six years ago continues to abide by the mental health requirements as designated in his…
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A 48-year-old man accused of a murder more than five years ago remains compliant yet incompetent to stand trial following a mental health court status hearing on Jan. 5. Baltimore…
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A 35-year-old Baltimore man was found competent to stand trial in connection to the attempted murder of two women earlier this year. Eric Terry is charged with multiple counts of…
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A Baltimore man who violated probation in connection to a guilty plea of voluntary manslaughter returned to mental health court for a status hearing on Sept. 15 at Baltimore City…
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A 29-year-old woman who crashed into a vehicle and killed the driver during a car chase with police last year was ruled incompetent to stand trial before Baltimore City Circuit…
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A man claiming to be a member of the famed “Jackson Five” singing group was found incompetent to stand trial in Baltimore City Circuit Court on Aug. 14. Reginald Benbow,…
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Despite a July psychological evaluation that found him competent to stand trial, a 60-year-old homicide defendant was once more ruled incompetent in mental health court on July 31. Richard Sylvester…
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A psychological evaluation found a 60-year-old man accused of murdering a radio host competent to stand trial, but an official ruling in mental health court on July 17 was delayed…
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