On April 17, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Geller declared a mistrial in a homicide case after the jury was unable to make a unanimous decision.  Defendant Byron Erin Lewis is accused of murdering 32-year-old Shammarh Jenkins on the 2200 block of Reisterstown Road and fleeing the scene. Read more »

The attorney for a man diagnosed with autism charged in a 2022 attempted murder asked the court to order a competency evaluation for his client on April 17.  Defense attorney James Sweeting III addressed the court before Baltimore City Circuit Court before Judge Althea M. Read more »

Defendant Byron Erin Lewis eventually admitted to the murder of 32-year-old Shammarh Jenkins, a Baltimore City prosecutor said to a jury on April 12. Read more »

Arthur McCaden reported his vehicle stolen to cover up the murder of 36-year-old Derrick Smith nearly a week before Christmas 2021. Read more »

Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a trial date after a defendant rejected a plea of 20 years for attempted murder on Feb. Read more »

“I still maintain my innocence,” said a Baltimore man convicted of second-degree murder during his sentencing hearing on March 2 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Read more »

A man charged with the murder of 24-year-old Tyrell Johnson-Woods received a trial date during reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on March 3.  During the hearing, defendant Devon Pailin, who was represented by defense attorney James Sweeting III, rejected a plea presented to him by the prosecution.  Pailin, 26, was offered a plea of life, suspending all but 50 years with five years of supervised probation for first-degree murder and use of a firearm in a felony violent crime in connection to the fatal shooting of Johnson-Woods on June 18, 2021. Read more »

At the start of his client’s homicide trial on Feb. Read more »

An attempted murder defendant rejected a 30-year plea offered by prosecutors on Feb. Read more »

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An attempted murder defendant rejected a plea offered by the prosecution on Feb. Read more »

A Baltimore man facing attempted murder charges had his hearing postponed on Feb. Read more »

A Baltimore man will have to wait a few days to begin trial in his attempted murder case due to the prosecutor assigned to the case being in trial for another defendant. Read more »

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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. Read more »