“The state wants you to make leaps, jumps, and bounds.” Defense attorney Staci Pipkin told a jury during closing arguments for a defendant charged with the murder of 31-year-old Jordan Taylor before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Schiffer on April 17.  On April 18, a jury found defendant Khalil Madden not guilty of one count each of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, attempted armed robbery, first-degree burglary, having a loaded handgun on his person, and two counts of use of a firearm in a felony violent crime. Read more »

Jordan Taylor and his wife were sitting in their living room on a late November evening in 2019 when three men shot their way into the couple’s home in Southwest Baltimore, killing Taylor. Read more »

One of the co-defendants accused in a deadly home invasion in 2019 has pleaded guilty to murder, among other charges. Read more »

The case against 42-year-old Dominic Boyd was dismissed on Jan. Read more »

On Dec. Read more »

A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge accepted counsels’ plea agreement for an attempted murder defendant on Dec. Read more »

A Baltimore man convicted of second-degree murder was sentenced to a total of 45 years in prison on Nov. Read more »

During a Nov. Read more »

State prosecutors and defense attorneys for two co-defendants charged with murder agreed to a joint request for a trial postponement, which was approved by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie Hong on Sept. Read more »

On July 22, Baltimore residents Khalil Madden and Cristino Flores-Perez and defense counsel received a trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Read more »

Rasheed Morris pleaded guilty to first-degree murder on June 22 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Mays.  Morris, 17, is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit armed carjacking, armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, use of a firearm during a violent crime, and possession of a firearm as a minor.  During court proceedings, the defendant voluntarily pleaded guilty to first-degree murder due to substantial evidence piled up against him.  Morris was represented by defense attorney Staci Pipkin.  On Wednesday morning, the victim’s family was given the opportunity to address Judge Mays. Read more »

A 17-year-old homicide defendant is set to prepare for a jury trial that is slated to begin tomorrow. Read more »

A non-fatal shooting defendant’s case was dismissed on May 11 after he agreed to plead guilty in two other firearms cases. Read more »

A 41-year-old Baltimore man accused of homicide was denied bail due to prior convictions and the seriousness of allegations on Feb. Read more »

A 27-year-old man accused of attempted murder and a 41-year-old man accused of homicide had their bail case postponed for a second time on Feb. Read more »