On June 2, Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey III heard closing arguments in the case of two codefendants accused of killing 20-year-old Pedro Chesley and 21-year-old Diamond Davis…
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Jurors should expect to hear multiple versions of the truth as witnesses take the stand in the retrial of homicide co-defendants Charles Baldwin and Mizell Taylor. This was the belief of defense attorneys Brandon…
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A 26-year-old woman accused of involuntary manslaughter in 2021 pleaded down to second-degree assault for a sentence of four years on April 10. Jasmine Jones was originally scheduled to begin jury…
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Homicide defendant Calvin McCrea tried to cover his tracks by calling the cell phone of 33-year-old Antone Suggs ten times after he had already shot her to death, according to…
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At that start of the jury trial for homicide defendant Calvin McCrea, a Baltimore City prosecutor told jurors that this case will be about control. “It’s human nature to want…
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On March 14, an attempted murder defendant rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M.Phinn. Kinard Smith, represented by an attorney standing in for Brandon Mead,…
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A 29-year-old homicide defendant opted to take a plea agreement on March 8 after counsel completed jury selection. The case of Bernard Davenport appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge…
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A Baltimore man involved in a non-fatal shooting agreed to probation before judgment on Jan. 30 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong. Jason Smith and his defense counsel…
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On Jan. 10, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial for the defendant accused of killing 29-year-old Andrew Smith, a little more than a year after…
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Defense counsel for a 26-year-old woman accused of involuntary manslaughter argued that the victim “shot herself” during his client’s bail hearing on Jan. 6. Brandon Mead, representing Jasmine Jones, told Baltimore…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda Tanner found 31-year-old Epenetus Henriques guilty of fatally stabbing his roommate nearly three years ago after a bench trial, calling the defendant’s claim of self-defense “unreasonable” during…
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Isaiah Drummond always greeted his family in the morning with a text message that read, “Good rising.” When they didn’t receive that text message one morning, his family members grew…
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A mistrial was declared on Dec. 15 in the case of three co-defendants charged with the murder of 33-year-old Antonio Lamont Jackson after the jury was unable to make a…
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A Baltimore man elected to proceed with a bench trial on Dec. 14 for a 2020 homicide before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda Tanner. In what was supposed to be…
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Ten loud claps, one right after the other, echoed in the Mitchell Courthouse in Baltimore City Circuit Court on Dec. 7 as a prosecutor mimicked the ten gunshots that killed 33-year-old…
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Counsel in a murder case converged on Nov. 29 for a pretrial conference before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defense counsel Brandon Mead, representing Preston Feaster, reported…
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On Nov. 9, a man charged in the death of his girlfriend’s unborn child fired his defense counsel Brandon Mead after filing a complaint against him before Baltimore City Circuit…
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On Nov. 7, a defendant accused of involuntary manslaughter was scheduled for a trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Defendant Jasmine Jones was offered an open…
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On Nov. 4, a convicted attempted murder defendant pleaded guilty to violating the terms of his probation for a 2012 shooting incident . Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B….
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On Oct. 31, after a jury heard closing arguments and the beginning of deliberations in the trial of two defendants charged with double homicide, a mistrial was declared. On the…
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A Baltimore man charged with attempted murder had his trial date set before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Oct. 28. Defendant Ryshawn Ellison rejected a plea…
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The trial for a non-fatal shooting defendant was postponed on Oct. 19 due to the witness being sick on Oct. 19. The prosecutor informed the court that the witness was…
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A 29-year-old man accused of fatally shooting another man in the head nearly two years ago had his trial delayed until March due to a personal matter on behalf of…
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A Baltimore man was sentenced to eight years in prison Aug. 2 for manslaughter and use of a firearm in a crime of violence before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge…
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