During reception court, a reckless endangerment defendant accepted a guilty plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Feb. 13. The prosecution offered defendant Ja’Saiah Roberts a plea of five years,…
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A homicide defendant will be sentenced for the murder of 47-year-old Ali Bey this April following a plea agreement that was reached on Feb. 13. Shawn Purvis, 52, pleaded guilty…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer denied bail to an attempted murder defendant on Jan. 13. Delmel Johnson is charged with four counts of second-degree attempted murder, three counts each of…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert Taylor declared a mistrial on Feb. 10 in the case of one of Baltimore’s most wanted violent offenders after the jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision. …
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When gunshots rang out in the streets outside Baltimore City’s Westside Pharmacy in May 2021, a crowd of people ran from the scene while those who knew Ronald White rushed…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge scheduled a defendant’s retrial on Feb. 10 for a 2021 homicide. In September, defendant Levar Cooper’s trial ended in a mistrial for the murder…
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Defense counsel in the trial of attempted homicide defendant Courtney Sykes compared the length of the prosecution’s case to that of this year’s Super Bowl halftime show, telling the jurors on Feb….
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A defendant charged with first-degree murder had his sentencing postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams on Feb. 10. The defense counsel Catherine Flynn for the defendant Arthur…
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A Baltimore City prosecutor argued that the victim specifically identified 30-year-old Courtney Sykes as the woman who attempted to shoot her in May 2022. Sykes is currently facing multiple attempted murder, assault,…
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A 52-year-old man accused of firing several gunshots inside his home had his case dismissed on Feb. 10 when defense counsel argued that Baltimore Police “unlawfully” searched the defendant’s residence….
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According to the prosecution, a defendant’s sentencing hearing was postponed on Feb. 13 due to pending matters unknown to Baltimore Witness. Defense lawyer Natalie Finegar appeared before Baltimore City Circuit…
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In the attempted murder trial of Jamar Beckford, jurors will watch video footage of his fight with the victim. But according to defense attorney Hunter Pruette, what the jury won’t see…
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A Baltimore man accused of attempted murder rejected a plea offered to him by prosecutors on Feb. 10 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Robert Myers…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge scheduled the trial for a Baltimore man accused of murder on Feb. 10. A stand-in for defense attorney John Cox, rejected a plea on…
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On Feb. 10, a Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge set a trial date for a Fort Washington woman facing attempted-murder charges. The assistant state’s attorney standing in during the reception…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge found homicide defendant Dorrell Jackson guilty in the murder of 21-year-old Amir Whyee, despite defense counsel’s arguments of imperfect self-defense. Jackson was found guilty of first-degree…
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A Baltimore man convicted for his involvement in the murder of 60-year-old Andie Wilson was deemed competent to be sentenced before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale Rasin on Feb….
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“Good attorneys sometimes make mistakes,” said Nancy S. Forster as a Baltimore man convicted of first-degree murder in 2011 petitioned the court for a new trial before Baltimore City Circuit…
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A defendant charged with committed a September 2022 murder received a trail date on Feb. 10 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The assistant state’s attorney assigned…
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On Feb. 9, a Baltimore man involved in a non-fatal shooting pleaded guilty before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey. Willie Jones and his defense counsel Joseph Owens…
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On Feb. 9, a Baltimore man charged with a parole violation appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays. During Thursday’s hearing, defendant Larry McMillian made the court…
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The prosecutor assigned to a weapons case against defendant Brian Paylor elected not to offer a plea on Feb. 10 due to discovery including “ghost gun,” he said. The gun…
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The retrial of manslaughter defendant Bryan Hannah was set for June 20 for a fatal, drug-related shooting at Waverly Tavern in 2017. During reception court on Feb. 9, the prosecution and defense…
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Homicide defendant Luciano Bruno and his co-defendants agreed to commit murder in the early morning hours of Jan. 15, 2022, in Fells Point, a Baltimore City prosecutor told jurors during closing arguments…
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