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On Nov. 27, Kiari Cromwell’s attorney, Jason Ott, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn in order to postpone his client’s trial. Cromwell, 25, is charged with…
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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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On Nov. 21, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby sentenced an attempted murder defendant after expressing concern that his previous experiences at Backbone Mountain Youth Center and in…
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On Nov. 21, attempted murder defendant Roderick Johnson did not appear in court and his case was not called due to a scheduling error. Court clerks said that Johnson’s sentencing…
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On Nov. 16, prosecutors of a 53-year-old defendant argued in Baltimore City Circuit Court that he killed his drug dealer as payback for physical abuse their mutual lover had suffered….
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On Nov. 20, a 27-year-old attempted murder defendant tentatively accepted a plea offer, but Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn did not accept the deal. De’Lass Reid is…
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On Nov. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Myshala E. Middleton sentenced 39-year-old Forell Isaac to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the first-degree murder of 29-year-old…
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On Nov. 15, defendant Dominic Hicks and his attorney Michael Cooper appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer for a verdict in a homicide case. Hicks, 38,…
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Defendant Calvin Hemphill appeared with his lawyer, Josh Insley, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey III on Nov. 20 for a plea hearing. Hemphill, 42, is charged with…
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On Nov. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a 28-year-old murder defendant’s next trial date after counsel were unable to begin a trial earlier this month….
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On Nov. 20, counsel before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn could not come up with a trial date for a 21-year-old murder defendant. Kerin Alvarez is charged…
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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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On Nov. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn heard the complaints of a 47-year-old murder defendant who felt his decision to represent himself, pro se, was not…
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On Nov. 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer heard arguments in a homicide case. The defendant Dominic Hicks and his defense attorney, Michael Cooper, claimed the suspect’s…
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A 37-year-old man pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree murder on Nov. 20 for his involvement in last year’s shootout at a Marathon gas station in the Woodmere neighborhood. On Nov….
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In mental health court on Nov. 15, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin heard the most recent competency status of a defendant charged in his mother’s murder. Kenard Kuniken, 33, is…
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On Nov. 17, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the trial date for a defendant charged with attempted murder. Ahmad Moulden, 36, is charged with attempted first-degree…
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On Nov. 17, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton read a verdict of guilty for 53-year-old defendant Shawn Brewton. Brewton was charged with first- and second-degree murder, conspiracy…
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If you listen to Mayor Scott or Commissioner Worley,it sounds like things are getting better. Homicides and shootings are down. The city is turning around. The criminal justice system is…
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On Nov. 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin P. Welch declared a mistrial in the first-degree murder case of Levar Attura Octavies Cooper. Cooper, 45, who is represented by…
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On Nov. 16, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a 34-year-old Abingdon man’s murder trial. Gordon Zacharie Staron is charged with first-degree murder and possession of a…
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On Nov. 15, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland heard defense attorney Howard Cardin request a motions hearing to join three cases facing 18-year-old Jabre Griffith. The defendant…
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On Nov. 15, Ameer Gittens appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles J. Peters to stand trial for murder. However, Gittens’ attorney, James Sweeting III, said he was not…
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On Nov. 15, defense attorney Michael Cooper passionately argued in Baltimore City Circuit Court that his client had a right to defend himself and his child. Dominic Hicks, 38, is…
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