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On April 3, James Joyner appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan C. Lazerow for a hearing. Joyner, 46, was charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder, first- and…
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On April 2, first-degree murder defendant Devon Young received a July trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. The proceeding was originally scheduled for last December….
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A 24-year-old Baltimore man who allegedly shot himself in the foot while running away from an attempted murder was denied bail on April 2, despite defense counsel’s argument for his…
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A 43-year-old Baltimore man accused of a fatal hit-and-run last December was denied bail on April 2. During a bail review hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F….
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On April 1, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 19-year-old Zion Davis. Davis is charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, attempted first-degree…
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On April 1, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey III accepted the guilty plea of a 31-year-old attempted murder defendant who shot a man for stealing his license…
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On April 1, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 23-year-old Antonio Bardney. Bardney is charged with first degree murder and robbery in connection…
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On April 1, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria presided over opening statements in an attempted murder trial for a shooting that left a victim paralyzed. Dionte Johnson,…
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“We all know he did this that night,” said the prosecutor in his closing argument during an attempted murder trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan C. Lazerow. “No one…
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Jurors in the trial of Draquan Smith were on the edge of their seats, straining to get a view of the courtroom’s television as the prosecutor played the critical doorbell…
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On March 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland rescheduled the jury trial for a 27-year-old accused of a 2021 murder due to a conflict with MDEC, the…
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On March 26, attempted murder defendant Davon Coleman received a June trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Coleman, 25, is currently charged with attempted first-…
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On March 26, attempted murder defendant Darryl Toomer received a June trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Toomer, 52, is charged with attempted first -and…
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On March 26, Judge Melissa K. Copeland presided in the case of 36-year-old Timothy Sutton. Sutton is charged with two counts of possessing a firearm with a felony conviction, discharging…
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On March 26, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland heard the case of 46-year old Shakeff Hatcher, represented by defense attorney Brian Thompson on an involuntary manslaughter charge….
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A jury convicted a homicide defendant of second-degree murder in a prison stabbing but acquitted him of first-degree murder on March 28. Defendant Khalil Madden, 30, was charged with first-degree…
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Opening statements for a homicide retrial were presented before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gregory Sampson on March 27. Draquan Smith, 22, is accused of shooting and killing 20-year-old Joshua…
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“Fairness and justice mean not convicting a man of crimes he did not commit.” At the start of his client’s trial on March 25, defense attorney Brandon Taylor said defendant…
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On March 27, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 26-year-old Rudolph Riddick allegedly involved in two shooting incidents. Riddick is charged with attempted…
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The validity of a victim’s testimony identifying his alleged shooter was put into question by defense counsel on March 26 during closing arguments. Desmond Powell is currently on trial for…
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An attempted murder defendant was acquitted on the most serious charges on March 15 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cythia H. Jones. Joseph Harris, 38, was charged with attempted…
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On March 26, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong presided over opening statements in the trial of a man accused of fatally stabbing a fellow Maryland Department of…
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On March 25, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 38-year-old Kenneth Ellis. Ellis is charged with two counts of second-degree assault, having a…
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On March 22, a homicide defendant stood before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Ronald A. Silkworth for closing arguments in a case focused on self-defense. Byron Erin Lewis, 41, is…
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