The jury read the verdict for first-degree murder defendant Darries Sommerville in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton on Oct. 27. Sommerville, 29, represented by defense…
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Defense counsel did not contest the Baltimore Police Department’s (BPD) investigation into the murder of 30-year-old Trevon Williams last year, attorney Natalie Finegar said to a jury on Oct. 26….
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A 29-year-old Baltimore man will move forward with a February 2024 trial date for attempted murder, animal cruelty and various weapons charges after rejecting a prosecutor’s plea offer of 11…
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On Oct. 16, a 54-year-old man accused of attempted murder appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court and rejected a plea offer before Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Walter Holmes is charged…
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A clerical error involving an attempted murder defendant’s legal representation caused the postponement of his jury trial on Aug. 21. James Sutton was scheduled to begin jury selection on Monday…
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On Aug. 8, an accused attempted murderer had his trial date set for Nov. 14 with a new defense attorney before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Clarence Temple‘s…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial date on June 6 for a defendant accused of attempted murder in 2022. Defendant James Eric Sutton Jr. and his defense counsel Natalie…
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On Aug. 3, a 37-year-old defendant charged in connection to a 2022 attempted murder rejected a plea deal to serve 40 years in prison before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge declared a mistrial in the attempted murder trial of Dionte Johnson on Aug. 1 after defense counsel cited a discovery violation. Defense attorney Natalie…
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After his recent mistrial, homicide defendant Matthew Lipscomb received a November retrial date on July 27 during Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn’s reception court. The now-29-year-old defendant’s four-day…
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On July 24, a Baltimore City resident and his defense attorney Natalie Finegar accepted a guilty plea in a non-fatal shooting case before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M….
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On June 23, a 29-year-old defendant charged with homicide in 2022 had his case postponed due to a clerical error that put the trial on the docket for today instead…
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A 34-year-old Baltimore man accused of fatally shooting Daniel Mullhausen outside Waverly Tavern in 2017 was sentenced to 15 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter in accordance with a plea…
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On May 22, a defense attorney rejected a trial postponement in the case of a 36-year-old defendant charged with murder in 2022. Natalie Finegar, who represents the defendant Carlton Toulson, stated…
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The defendant convicted for murdering 24-year-old Tyrell Johnson-Woods had her sentencing hearing postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta Brown on May 10. On Wednesday, defense attorney Natalie Finegar,…
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On June 21, 2021, homicide defendant Brandon Beshore crossed a line when he stabbed 33-year-old Daurell Hudson to death on Belair Road, a Baltimore City prosecutor told jurors during closing arguments on April 6. …
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“The law does not require us to make the best choices,”said the assistant state’s attorney to a jury before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby on April 4,…
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After several postponements, counsel agreed on a June trial date for 29-year-old Matthew Lipscomb for a homicide in July 2017. Lipscomb is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to first-degree murder,…
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On March 6, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a hearing for a 34-year-old defendant involved in a homicide. Stand-in defense attorney Hunter Pruette stood confused as…
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A homicide case and an unrelated attempted homicide case were delayed one day due to the absence of the presiding Baltimore City Circuit Court judge. According to the circuit court…
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Soda was still fizzing on the ground from gunfire when Baltimore Police arrived at Fauji Grocery Mart on the evening of March 1, 2017. Video evidence captured the shooting, and…
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The retrial of manslaughter defendant Bryan Hannah was set for June 20 for a fatal, drug-related shooting at Waverly Tavern in 2017. During reception court on Feb. 9, the prosecution and defense…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge handed down three respective sentences on Feb. 2 for the remaining co-defendants who were found guilty of the murders of Kendrick Brown and William…
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On Jan. 25, an attempted murder defendant received a trial date during his reception court hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Defendant Dionte Johnson rejected a plea…
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