The jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the trial of Joel Ugah for the murder of Brittany Keyser and the attempted murder of her boyfriend before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie Hong. Read more »

Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Paul E. Read more »

On June 2, Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Read more »

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. Read more »

An 18-year-old defendant accused in a 2023 attempted murder case rejected a plea offer in Baltimore City Circuit Court on May 25.  Defendant Trevon Moore, represented by Lawrence Rosenberg, denied an assistant state attorney’s plea offer of life, suspending all but 25 years, with five years supervised probation for attempted first-degree murder and a consecutive five years without parole for use of a firearm in a violent crime in connection to an incident that occurred on Jan 24. Read more »

At the close of trial on May 17, the prosecution in the case of Derrick Creek told jurors that the case rests solely on the testimony of John Wilford Jr.’s friend, who was at the scene when the 45-year-old victim was shot and killed in October 2021. Read more »

It was a heated argument over a dice game that ended with the death of 45-year-old John Wilford Jr. Read more »

On April 7, an assault defendant had his trial postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn due to new evidence in the case.  During Friday’s proceedings, the prosecution informed the court that recently obtained evidence had been given to defense attorney Lawrence Rosenberg.  The prosecution requested a postponement in the case of defendant Ricardo Daniel Alleyne, in order for the defense to review the evidence.  Alleyne elected to retain his Hick’s right, which is his right to be tried within 180 days of his or his attorney’s first court appearance, but Judge Phinn found probable cause to go beyond that date. Read more »

A Baltimore City jury sat quietly on April 6 to watch gas station surveillance footage of a shooting on Reisterstown Road nearly one year earlier. Read more »

Defense counsel for attempted homicide defendant Joseph Moulden adamantly argued on April 4 that his client only returned gunfire in the direction of the alleged shooter after the former was shot in his back. Read more »

On March 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn rescheduled a trial for a defendant accused of committing a homicide in 2022. Read more »

A Baltimore man charged with assault was given a trial date on Feb. Read more »

Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Schiffer declared a mistrial on Jan. Read more »

Homicide defendant Eric Jackson was found not guilty of the murder of 17-year-old Ray Glasgow, who was gunned down in a car nearly five years ago. Read more »

 “Ray Glasgow, didn’t know that day would be his last,” the assistant state’s prosecutor said to a jury on Jan. Read more »