MDEC System Pushes April Murder Trial into August
On March 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland rescheduled the jury trial for a 27-year-old accused of a 2021 murder due to a conflict with MDEC, the…
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On March 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland rescheduled the jury trial for a 27-year-old accused of a 2021 murder due to a conflict with MDEC, the…
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On March 22, a homicide defendant stood before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Ronald A. Silkworth for closing arguments in a case focused on self-defense. Byron Erin Lewis, 41, is…
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Tayvon Miller, 38, was convicted for murdering Frissel Townes, Jr. before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan C. Lazerow. The 38-year-old victim was helping a woman deliver a Doordash order…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Ronald A. Silkworth presided over the beginning of a 41-year-old murder defendant’s third trial on March 21. Byron Erin Lewis is charged with first-degree murder,…
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On March 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor, Jr. presided over closing arguments in a retrial of a 2020 murder case where counsel disagreed whether the violence…
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On March 13, counsel presented opening statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor in the homicide case against defendant Donnell Johnson. Johnson, 32, is charged with first-degree…
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Tayvon Miller, 38, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan C. Lazerow for closing statements in his murder trial on March 7. Miller is charged with first-degree murder, armed…
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On March 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan C. Lazerow presided over opening statements in a murder trial stemming from an alleged armed robbery. Tayvon Miller, 37, is charged…
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On Feb. 15, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a trial for three co-defendants, Sierra Hansley, Bianca Medley-Palmer and Dominick Graham, in connection to an incident in…
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On Feb. 7, a new trial date was set for Donnell Johnson, a 32-year-old accused of first-degree murder for the death of 27-year-old Kenneth Bivens. Though Johnson’s trial was initially…
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In a reception court hearing on Jan. 24, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date. Defendant Kenneth A. Mackay, 37, is charged with first-degree murder…
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On Jan. 23, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the trial of a 28-year-old attempted murder defendant. Reginald Whitaker is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder,…
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A jury found Damian Palmer guilty of attempted first degree murder on Jan. 16 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard. The prosecutor described how the victim, standing…
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On Jan. 17, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland was unable to set a trial date for a 38-year-old homicide defendant. Kenneth Mackay is charged with first-degree murder…
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A mother accused of shooting at her teenage daughter last April was denied bail on Jan. 12, despite the victim’s recanted statement. Theresa Taylor, 43, and her defense attorney, James…
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On Jan. 10, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin found a 23-year-old attempted murder defendant competent to stand trial. Daykai Quarles is charged with attempted first- and second-degree…
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When 49-year-old Damian Palmer saw a man standing near his car outside Freddie’s Sports Bar and Grill last March, his response was nothing short of senseless and reckless, a Baltimore…
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A 43-year-old man accused of shooting his girlfriend during an argument was scheduled for trial this April as the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office reassigns the case to another prosecutor….
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge tentatively scheduled a March trial date for homicide defendant Tayvon Miller on Jan. 2, despite defense counsel’s unavailability until May. Defense attorney James Sweeting…
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Attempted murder charges were dismissed on Dec. 19 against a 29-year-old man accused of shooting a woman on South Poppleton Street in February. On Tuesday morning, Dontay Washington appeared for…
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On Dec. 19, Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a murder trial for a 19-year-old Baltimore County man. Kharod O’Neill of Owings Mills, Md. is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled the trial for a 21-year-old attempted murder defendant on Dec. 14. Malik Height is charged with two counts each of attempted…
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On Dec. 13, lawyers for a defendant charged with a February attempted murder were set to begin trial in front of Judge Kendra Y. Ausby. However, the case was dropped….
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On Dec. 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a scheduling hearing after a 37-year-old murder defendant complained about not getting a speedy trial. Tayvon Miller is…
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