A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge found probable cause to schedule an attempted homicide defendant’s trial beyond his Hick’s date because of the prosecutor’s availability. Defendants are given the right…
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A prosecutor assigned to a case against a Baltimore man charged with participating in a criminal organization entered a nolle pros on all charges on Aug. 7 before Baltimore City…
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A defendant was sent back from a Baltimore City Circuit Court trial to a hectic reception court hearing on Aug. 7 due to his defense attorney seeking a postponement to…
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On Aug. 4, due to evidence material not being reviewed in a timely manner, a 35-year-old defendant charged with attempted murder in 2022 was scheduled to start trial in October. …
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On Aug. 4, defendant Shawn Lee Brunson appeared in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to schedule his trial date, but his defense team was looking toward 2024. A…
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“Don’t disrespect Theodore Richards without paying for it. And Mr. Bailey paid for it with his life,” said a Baltimore City prosecutor during her closing argument on Aug. 3. The…
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A defendant accused of gang-related violence was denied bail on Aug. 4 after Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey III deemed him a threat to society. James Brunson,…
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On Aug. 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a hearing date in mental health court date for a 44-year-old defendant accused of murdering his fiancee after three previous postponements….
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Both the prosecutor and the defendant in a June 2022 attempted murder case were absent from a scheduled sentencing hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Erik S. Atas on Aug. 4,…
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On Aug. 3, a 35-year-old defendant charged with attempted murder in 2022 rejected a plea agreement offering 25 years in prison and was scheduled to begin trial in September. Defendant…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a trial date for defendant Jameria Hall during reception court on Aug. 4 in connection to the Aug. 24, 2021 deaths of her two children….
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On Aug. 4, two codefendants were sentenced for weapons charges after being found not guilty for murder charges in a previous trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey…
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On Aug. 4, a case for a 35-year-old charged with attempted murder was postponed due to the defense counsel needing more time to prepare after his pretrial motion was denied…
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On Aug. 3, a 37-year-old defendant charged in connection to a 2022 attempted murder rejected a plea deal to serve 40 years in prison before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa…
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On Aug. 4, at approximately 3:10 p.m., officers responded to the 2300 block of Pentland Drive to investigate a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a 18-year-old male…
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The man accused of hitting 38-year-old Garrick Williams, Jr. with his car in 2021 was supposed to start trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Timothy J. Doory on Aug. 3 but…
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A defendant was sent from trial to reception court in the Baltimore City Circuit court on Aug. 1 after his defense attorney asked the judge for a postponement because pieces…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer sentenced a man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend, Trevon Jonson, after he fired his attorney during the sentencing hearing on Aug. 2. On May…
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Defense attorney Maura Lynch filed a motion for a competency evaluation for her juvenile client charged with murder. Defendant Arthur McCaden appeared alongside Lynch in mental health court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill sent a hearing to reception court for rescheduling on July 31 after defense counsel requested a postponement. Defense counsel, Jason Ott, requested a postponement for…
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A Baltimore City resident previously convicted for a 1973 double homicide was reported as compliant and doing well during a status check in mental health court on Aug. 2. Defendant…
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“If you break my heart, I will kill you.” A Baltimore City prosecutor reminded jurors of this text from the defendant, 37-year-old Roderick Johnson, to his then-wife that he sent…
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A homicide case against 22-year-old Draquan Smith was dismissed on July 31, following what a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge described as “improper conduct” from the prosecution. Smith—who is charged…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge sentenced 34-year-old Kevin Hall to 18 years of incarceration on Aug. 2 for his role in the murder of Antoine Crowder nearly three years…
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