A 38-year-old attempted murder defendant was sentenced in Baltimore City Circuit Court for his involvement in a December 2023 shooting on Oct. Read more »

Counsel delivered closing arguments in the trial of a Westover man accused of a broad daylight murder in Baltimore’s Cherry Hill neighborhood over two-and-a-half years ago.  Andrew Curry, 24, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count each of second-degree murder, firearm use in a felony crime of violence, and reckless endangerment, as well as two more handgun violations in connection to the murder of Desmond Gardner, 27.  Gardner was shot more than 10 times on the morning of Jan. Read more »

The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General announced the sentencing of Baltimore man Parris Harris, 20, for the first-degree murder of Desmond Gardner on Jan 26, 2023. Read more »

Plea offers for homicides and non-fatal shooting defendants increased by 114 percent between 2023 and 2024, according to Baltimore Witness data. Read more »

“Everything my client did was within the law as he acted in self-defense,” a defense attorney said during his closing argument on Aug. Read more »

A 38-year-old attempted murder defendant presented a self-defense claim for a shooting that injured no one in Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Read more »

In reception court, a 32-year old attempted murder defendant went in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Read more »

After being indicted herself, the mother of a teenage boy also accused in a beating and shooting incident, took a plea May 15 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Copeland. Read more »

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One of the two co-defendants charged with a shootout stemming from a fight at school was given a September trial date on April 5. Read more »

On April 3, one of two accused attempted murder co-defendants received a trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Read more »

“If you are the perpetrator, why are you sitting around a hospital full of cops?” Defense attorney Latoya Francis-Williams posed this question for a jury on March 16 during closing arguments in the trial of defendant Rodney Harris Jr. Read more »