An Abingdon man who was found not criminally responsible for a double murder in Washington County is now set to be tried this May over a separate shooting that occurred in Northwest Baltimore over three years ago. Read more »

A trial date was set in the case of Donald Graham on Feb. Read more »

Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Copeland presided over a hearing Dec. Read more »

A 30-year-old Baltimore man was sentenced to three decades in prison on Oct. Read more »

Javon Hines, 24, appeared in reception court  before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Read more »

Nearly half of all homicide and non-fatal shooting cases scheduled for trial in Baltimore City Circuit Court so far this month were resolved before moving forward, according to the latest data from Baltimore Witness. Read more »

Steven Heggie, Sr., 61, pleaded guilty to the involuntary manslaughter of his 13-month-old grandson, Messiah Heggie, on June 9. Read more »

The trial of a 61-year-old manslaughter defendant was postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Read more »

A 32-year-old woman pleaded guilty to shooting the girlfriend of her father’s children on Sept. Read more »

Despite a July psychological evaluation that found him competent to stand trial, a 60-year-old homicide defendant was once more ruled incompetent in mental health court on July 31.  Richard Sylvester Green is charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault and three counts of firearm use in a felony violent crime in connection to the shooting of 57-year-old radio host Tyra Phillips Womack outside her home on the 2400 block of Albion Avenue on June 10, 2020.  A July report from Clifton T. Read more »

Just days before his June 26 trial was set to begin, an attempted murder defendant accepted a plea offer that dismissed the most serious charges against him.  On June 24, Fernnell Harrison, 41, and his defense attorney, Robert Cohen, accepted a plea for a sentence of 30 years, suspending all but 10 years, for attempted second-degree murder and five years, served concurrently, for firearm use in a felony violent crime. Read more »

A 28-year-old Baltimore man was sentenced to 12 years in prison on May 13 after accepting a plea offer for a drive-by shooting in Central Baltimore last year. Read more »

A 28-year-old infanticide defendant was given a September trial date by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Read more »

On April 4, attempted murder defendant Fernnell Harrison was given a June trial date by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Read more »

On March 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Read more »