On March 17, Attorney General Anthony G. Read more »

Plea offers for homicides and non-fatal shooting defendants increased by 114 percent between 2023 and 2024, according to Baltimore Witness data. Read more »

A Baltimore City jury acquitted Draquan Smith for the murder of 20-year-old Joshua Camara after he was accused of masterminding the victim’s death in March 2022. Read more »

Jurors in the trial of Draquan Smith were on the edge of their seats, straining to get a view of the courtroom’s television as the prosecutor played the critical doorbell camera footage during closing arguments Thursday afternoon.  Smith, 22, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and firearm use in a felony violent crime for the murder of 20-year-old Joshua Camara on March 27, 2022. Read more »

Opening statements for a homicide retrial were presented before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gregory Sampson on March 27.  Draquan Smith, 22, is accused of shooting and killing 20-year-old Joshua Camara on March 27, 2022, on the 2600 block of Northshire Drive. Read more »

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In closing arguments before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Read more »

A mistrial was declared on Dec. Read more »

In opening statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Read more »

The sentencing of attempted murder convict Draquan Smith was postponed on Nov. Read more »

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At the opposite end of defendant Draquan Smith’s gun, the victim fought for his life as the two wrestled over the weapon moments after the gun was fired, a Baltimore City prosecutor proclaimed to a jury on May 18. Read more »

In defense of Draquan Smith, attorney Latoya Francis-Williams proclaimed to a jury on May 16 that no one involved in the attempted murder at Charles Center Metro Station in June 2022 will be seen or heard at the 21-year-old’s trial. Read more »

A 21-year-old Baltimore man accused of attempted murder accepted a plea of seven and a half years with three years probation on June 27 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Read more »

Months since his last court appearance, a 21-year-old Baltimore man accused of attempted murder received a summer trial date on Jan. Read more »