Man Charged in Alleged Family Dispute Rejects Plea
On Nov. 2, a 22-year-old attempted murder defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton to receive a trial date. Tavon Jones is charged with first- and…
+ Read MoreOn Nov. 2, a 22-year-old attempted murder defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton to receive a trial date. Tavon Jones is charged with first- and…
+ Read MoreA non-fatal shooting outside downtown Baltimore’s the Place Lounge earlier this year was “an accidental discharge,” according to defense counsel at the start of defendant Michael Breckenridge’s trial on assault…
+ Read MoreAttempted murder defendant Nyeki Glover’s statements to a detective with the Baltimore Police Department were not voluntary, according to Glover’s defense counsel at the beginning of his retrial on Aug….
+ Read MoreA 62-year-old man accused of being involved in a non-fatal shooting appeared before Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on July 31 in order to receive a trial date….
+ Read MoreThe man charged in a 2023 non-fatal shooting on the 400 block of Eutaw Street rejected a plea offer before Baltimore city Circuit Judge Melissa M. Phinn on July 26. …
+ Read MoreOn June 12, a defense attorney requested more time to prepare for retrial after the original attorney struck his appearance in a 2021 attempted murder case. Attorney Roya Hanna informed Baltimore City…
+ Read MoreOn May 30, a case for a 51-year-old woman charged with a murder that occurred in 2022 was sent to reception court after her jury trial was postponed. Roya Hanna,…
+ Read MoreA 44-year-old woman accused of her 4-year-old son’s death from a scalding bath is expected to plead guilty to his murder in December. Shateka Lawson was originally scheduled to go to…
+ Read MoreAn eight-day jury trial was scheduled for a Baltimore woman on March 31 in connection to the murder of her partner’s 4-year-old child in 2019. Shateka Lawson, 43, was initially…
+ Read MoreCounsel is currently reassessing the plea offer for a woman charged with her son’s death in July 2019. Shateka Lawson, 43, and her partner, 28-year-old Alicia Lawson, are accused of…
+ Read More“It hurts me to do this, but I don’t think it’s a mystery why this case requires serious consequences.” said Judge Martin H. Schreiber when sentencing defendant Damone Cornish on Oct. 3. “Justice requires…
+ Read MoreRaequan Fields, one of 11 members of the “39 babies” gang, will spend a decade in prison after agreeing to the terms of a prosecutor’s plea offer on Oct. 3….
+ Read MoreA 37-year-old man accepted a plea of 30 years for second-degree attempted murder for a charge stemming back to a 2020 shooting before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. …
+ Read MoreOn July 12, a victim’s statement, delivered during the late hours of an attempted murder trial, derailed the prosecution’s case and led to a recess that ended court for the…
+ Read MoreA 19-year-old Baltimore man accused of attempted murder pleaded guilty, accepting a plea of 3 years with two years supervised probation on May 12 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge…
+ Read MoreOn April 21, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays sentenced a homicide defendant to a total of 20 years in prison with 15 months of time served, following…
+ Read MoreThe trial for homicide defendant Darrius Jordan continued on March 28 but came to an end early after the defendant and Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Mays got into…
+ Read MoreOn March 25, a jury trial began with no opening statements made by counsel before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays. Darrius Lemar Jordan is charged with two…
+ Read MoreBaltimore City Circuit Court Judge Christopher L. Panos declared a mistrial in the case of homicide defendant Darrius Jordan on March 23 after a family member of the victim yelled…
+ Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic unexpectedly fast-tracked Baltimore City Circuit Court’s implementation of more video and audio technology. Yet, despite this imposed advancement, some defense attorneys aren’t convinced the age-old courthouse buildings…
+ Read MoreTwo co-defendants involved in a non-fatal shooting were rescheduled for a jury trial in July before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John S. Nugent. Antwan Newton, 21, and Lasheena Stewart,…
+ Read MoreA joint defense motion to dismiss the case against two co-defendants charged in connection to a shooting that left a 13-year-old girl paralyzed from the waist down was heard in…
+ Read MoreFormer Baltimore prosecutor turned defense attorney Roya Hanna said she had three criminal jury trials set between the first of the year and early February. Little did she know that…
+ Read MoreA 33-year-old Baltimore man accused of homicide rejected a plea offer on Nov. 16 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Darrius Lemar Jordan is charged with two counts…
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