Closing Arguments in a 2022 Murder Case
In closing arguments before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on Dec. 19, parties debated Draquan Smith‘s involvement in a homicide. Smith, 22, is accused of murdering 20-year-old…
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In closing arguments before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on Dec. 19, parties debated Draquan Smith‘s involvement in a homicide. Smith, 22, is accused of murdering 20-year-old…
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A mistrial was declared on Dec. 20, 2023, after the jury failed to reach a verdict for attempted murder defendant Draquan Smith. Smith, 22, is being tried on two counts…
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In opening statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on Dec. 14, the prosecution stated two witnesses who were prosecuted for assaulting Joshua Camara will testify against…
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Baltimore resident Kilo Byrd was attempting to protect his mother when he shot his stepbrother, defense attorney Andrew Saller said at the start of his client’s jury trial on Dec….
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On Dec. 5, attempted murder defendant Kilo Byrd accepted a plea deal from the assistant state’s attorney in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy. Byrd, 45,…
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On Dec. 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy wouldn’t accept a plea offer proposed by the assistant state’s attorney for defendant Kilo Byrd. Byrd, 45, is charged…
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A Baltimore man is expected to plead guilty to the murder of 21-year-old Kevin Moody in the New Year after agreeing to a deal on Nov. 27. Antonio Purisima, 23,…
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The 24-year-old Baltimore man charged with the murder of La Scala restaurant’s general manager, Chesley Patterson, repeatedly denied involvement in the 44-year-old’s death after accepting a plea of 50 years…
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After hearing his complaints about his attorney, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled the trial of a 40-year-old homicide defendant on Nov. 20. Joseph White is charged…
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A jury has acquitted Singelton Duppins of the remaining charges in connection to his older brother’s murder after another three-day jury trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M….
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On Oct. 30, Steven Arthur appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy to accept a plea offered extended by the prosecutor. Arthur, 33, is charged with first-degree…
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Homicide defendant Zachariah Allison’s jury trial for the murder of 15-year-old Ja’Nyi Weeden is expected to move forward in late January 2024 following the second postponement in less than two…
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On Oct. 23, in Baltimore City Circuit Court, in an emotional opening statement, the prosecutor of a homicide defendant claimed with intensity that the lives of the defendant’s family were…
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On Oct. 25, prosecutors and defense attorney, Roland Brown, presented closing arguments in the Singleton Duppins‘ murder case before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy Duppins, 22, is…
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On Oct. 18, 38-year-old Perry Brown accepted the assistant state’s attorney’s plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy. Brown is charged with attempted first- and second-degree…
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On Oct. 18, Shawn Lee Brunson appeared in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn in order to schedule a trial date for a February vehicular manslaughter…
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In an emotional plea, the prosecutor of a Baltimore man accused of his close friend’s murder told the court the suspect and his co-defendant planned the murder and that the…
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The courtroom was packed for the Oct. 6 sentencing of a defendant found guilty of killing 24-year-old Joshua Whittington in April 2022. Tavon Jamal Green, Jr., 23, was charged with…
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Matthew Connell, the defense attorney who represented murder co-defendant Travon Shaw at trial on Oct. 3, emphasized to the jury that there was a lack of witnesses to the crime…
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On Oct. 2, a former HBO actress appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court to schedule her jury trial before Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Lakeyria Doughty of HBO’s “Charm City Kings”…
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On Oct. 2, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a 34-year-old defendant’s reception court hearing because neither the defense attorney nor the prosecutor were prepared to schedule…
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On Sept. 29, tensions were high during the reception court hearing for a defendant charged with first-degree murder in connection with the shootings of Baltimore Police Department Officer Keona Holley…
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On Sept. 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn assisted lawyers on both sides move forward with the retrial of a defendant in a murder case from June…
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A 26-year-old Baltimore man charged with a deadly fight outside a W. Pratt Street Dollar Plus food market in 2022 is expected to serve between 28 and 48 years in…
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