Sitting next to his defense attorney, homicide defendant Keith Smith faced forward as the prosecutor to his right told the jury that he “willfully and deliberately stabbed Jacquelyn Smith.” Smith is accused of fatally stabbing his wife with his daughter, Valeria Smith, in the backseat in Druid Hill Park on Dec. Read more »

Holding a pink journal with “Good Vibes Only” written in gold on the front cover, the daughter of homicide defendant Keith Smith read entries to the jury on Dec. Read more »

A day after the three-year anniversary of Jacquelyn Smith’s murder, her husband, Keith Smith, sat as a defendant before a 12-person jury on Dec. Read more »

Co-defendants accused of a non-fatal drive-by shooting rejected plea offers during reception court on Oct. Read more »

A trial date was set for four co-defendants, each charged with three counts of first-degree murder, during reception court on Oct. Read more »

Four co-defendants’ reception court hearing for a murder case was rescheduled on Oct. Read more »

A 25-year-old Baltimore resident accepted a plea offer on Aug. Read more »

Two co-defendants accused of murdering a well-known advocate for the homeless are moving closer to trial. Read more »

Four co-defendants each facing four counts of first-degree murder rejected plea offers on July 29 during reception court at the Baltimore City Circuit Court. Read more »

Multiple homicide cases filled Thursday's docket in Baltimore City Circuit Court, including two pairs of homicide co-defendants from incidents in 2020. Read more »

Limited progress was made in a hearing on June 28 following a motion to rescind a protective order for two witnesses in a homicide case against three co-defendants. Read more »

Jurors reached a verdict in the case of a 24-year-old Westover man on Nov. 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 »

A Baltimore man accused of acting as a getaway driver in a 2024 armed robbery incident was released on his own recognizance before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Read more »

The trial of a Baltimore man accused of fatally shooting 27-year-old Kenneth Bivens in 2020 concluded with a murder acquittal on Oct. Read more »