Defense counsel has four defenses, or excuses, a Baltimore City prosecutor told jurors on Feb. 6 during closing arguments in the trial of homicide defendant Sahiou Kargbo. The 19-year-old defendant’s…
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Counsel for Damontrae Rich agreed to postpone his non-fatal shooting case on Feb. 9, pending the defendant’s decision to take a plea for a separate drug trafficking charge. According to the prosecution,…
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A defense attorney waived his client’s presence in mental health court on Feb. 8 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin. During Wednesday’s hearing, it was relayed to…
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Homicide defendant Lenny Epps was going to “settle a score, ” according to the prosecutor when he went to the apartment of a man who he believed was hitting on…
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A prosecutor’s absence from court on Feb. 8 caused a Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge to reschedule the start of trial for a a defendant charged with first-degree murder The…
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A defendant charged with first-degree murder waived his right to a speedy trial on Feb. 8 due to scheduling issues with all parties. During a reception court hearing on Wednesday…
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Counsel requested additional time for homicide defendant Timothy Callanan’s evaluation for a plea of not criminally responsible on Feb. 8 in connection to the fatal stabbing of Mason Moldoven in…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin agreed with the opinion of the Maryland Department of Health that a Baltimore City defendant was competent to stand trial on Feb. 8. Defendant Marlon…
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A defendant charged with first and second-degree murder rejected a plea offer and was assigned a new trial date on Feb. 8. Defendant Darius Peay appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa…
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The case of a non-fatal shooting defendant was postponed on Feb. 9, with plans to return to reception court on Feb. 17 to determine whether the prosecution will proceed with…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Medical requested that the deadline for a double homicide defendant’s mental health evaluation be extended on Feb.8. Defendant Gold Leroy Bass Jr. and stand-in attorney Sharon…
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A murder defendant had his trial postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Feb. 8 due to new evidence in the case. On Wednesday, the prosecution did…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge sentenced defendant Anton Harris to 40 years in prison on Feb. 8, two and a half weeks after a jury found him guilty of fatally shooting…
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Homicide defendant Thermon Green had a motive for killing a man who worked for him as a drug dealer in the early morning hours of Nov. 5, 2021. His employee was making…
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Attempted homicide defendant Dorian Milstred agreed to five years of probation on Feb. 7 for shooting his ex-girlfriend in 2021 rather than proceeding with a jury trial. The 20-year-old defendant,…
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A Baltimore man charged with assault was given a trial date on Feb. 7 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Ricardo Daniel Alleyne was given a…
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Homicide defendant Kristopher Johnson “turned the other cheek” during multiple conversations with 34-year-old Dondi Johnson, but on Oct. 25, 2020, their interaction took a different turn. The assistant state’s attorney…
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A defense attorney requested that his case be dismissed against an attempted murder defendant due to a lack of evidence on Feb. 6. Defendant Jeremiah Jackson and his attorneys Lauren…
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On Feb. 6, the prosecutor of two co-defendants facing murder charges entered a nolle pros in both cases before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong due to the…
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“He was a good student,” said the mother of homicide victim 21-year-old Amir Whyee as the first day of trial began for the Baltimore Man charged with his murder. On…
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“I wish the best for him,” said a victim during the plea hearing for the defendant accused of shooting at him. Defendant Maarufu Allston pleaded guilty before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn…
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A stand-in for defense attorney Roland Harris IV informed Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Feb. 7 that he had yet to receive the discovery in the case…
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Co-defendants accused of committing attempted murder in September were scheduled for trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Feb 3. Defendants Leonidas Solanos-Campos and Kendrick Kendall Barksdale…
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An attempted murder defendant received a trial date on Feb. 6 after rejecting a life plea offered by prosecutors. Defendant Quinton Hillery was offered a plea of life, suspending all…
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