A jury acquitted 32-year-old Joshua Lawrence of all shooting-related charges on July 31, following defense counsel’s argument that witness testimony did not prove his client’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt….
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On Aug. 1, at approximately 4:44 p.m., Southern District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department responded to the 4800 block of Pennington Avenue to investigate the discharging of a…
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On Aug. 1, Baltimore City Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn postponed the trial for 29-year-old Samal Chavis due to his attorney, James Sweeting III, having another trial scheduled for that…
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The man charged in a 2021 Flowerton Road homicide was supposed to start his jury trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer on Aug. 1, but it was postponed. …
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“If it was you, what would you do?” defense attorney Brandon Taylor asked a panel of jurors on Aug. 1 in the trial of Email Wells Jr. Taylor represents the defendant…
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On Aug. 1, a defendant accepted a plea for unlawfully having a loaded handgun in his vehicle before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cythina H. Jones. Defendant Kwand Williams and…
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A Baltimore City homicide defendant whose attorney filed a not criminally responsible (NCR) plea expressed frustration with his defense counsel’s neglect in reception court on July 31. Baltimore City Circuit…
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A 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….
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A Baltimore City prosecutor dismissed homicide charges against defendant Marcus Owens on July 31 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia Jones. Reasons behind the dismissal were not discussed in…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge postponed a murder trial on July 31 for a third time due to the prosecuting attorney being out on extended leave following the death…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge declared a mistrial in the attempted murder trial of Dionte Johnson on Aug. 1 after defense counsel cited a discovery violation. Defense attorney Natalie…
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After his recent mistrial, homicide defendant Matthew Lipscomb received a November retrial date on July 27 during Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn’s reception court. The now-29-year-old defendant’s four-day…
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A 16-year-old defendant’s mother was present for his reception court hearing on July 31 to decide a date for his attempted murder trial. The prosecutor offered defendant Terrance Reaves a…
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On June 28, a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge postponed two co-defendants’ attempted murder case to reception court next week after counsel was unable to agree on a trial date….
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On July 28, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a hearing to determine defendant Davon Wright’s trial date for later this summer. After a hearing in the Baltimore Juvenile Justice Center…
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A jury returned a guilty verdict in the murder trial of Chase Marco Wilson on July 26 in connection to the Aug. 31, 2022 killing of 19-year-old security guard Julian…
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Defense counsel in the trial of Joshua Lawrence planted two questions in the minds of the jury on July 28: “Did things really happen the way the victim and the…
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On July 28, Defense attorneys argued that the defendants did not perform the actions of shooting at all while the prosecutor claimed that they did shoot the victim before Baltimore…
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On July 26, a 16-year-old homicide defendant accepted a plea deal before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Geller. Defendant Damonyae Malone was charged with first-degree murder and firearm…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer postponed an attempted murder defendant’s case because his counsel was unavailable for trial. Defendant John A. Ray was set to stand trial on July 26, but…
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The 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. …
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The man charged with the attempted murder of his child’s mother on the 4400 block of Lapala Avenue was supposed to start trial but could not due to a lack…
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On July 26, Baltimore City Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones sent the non-fatal shooting trial of Ricardo Daniel Alleyne to reception court for rescheduling. Defense attorney Lawrence Rosenberg requested the postponement as…
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On July 26, a 53-year-old defendant charged with murder in 2021 was found competent and criminally responsible for his charges in response to a previously entered not criminally responsible (NCR)…
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