Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Troy K. Read more »

At the retrial of a homicide defendant on Oct. Read more »

“Your honor, please give this punk man as much time as possible,” said the step-father of the victim during a sentencing hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays on Aug. Read more »

A murder defendant received a retrial date after rejecting a plea offer on May 9 in Baltimore City Circuit Court.  Defendant Keith Taylor, who is represented by Linda Zeit, rejected a plea of 40 years, suspending all but 20 with five years of supervised probation for second-degree murder and a concurrent sentence of 20 years, the first five without the possibility of parole for use of a firearm in a felony violent crime.  As stated on the Maryland Judiciary site, Taylor, 43, is charged with first-degree murder, use of a firearm in a felony violent crime, having a handgun on his person, and possessing a firearm with a felony conviction in connection to an incident on April 18, 2020.  According to the prosecutor during  opening statements in the defendant’s first trial, Taylor fatally shot 23-year-old Jazzeind Kasif Fulton at an automobile shop on the 2300 block of Evergreen Street.  Judge Melissa Copeland set the retrial to begin on Oct. Read more »

Two Baltimore men were sentenced in Baltimore City Circuit Court on May 15 for the deadly shooting of 31-year-old Cordelle Bruce in 2020 in what one defense attorney described as a drug deal gone sideways. Read more »

A Baltimore City prosecutor’s witness identified 35-year-old Darius Williams as the suspect who fatally stabbed Eric Jones on June 25, 2020. Read more »

On May 2, a Baltimore man acquitted of murdering a 2-year-old in a 2022 trial appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays for the first day of trial in connection to the fatal stabbing of 49-year-old Eric Jones. Read more »

Counsel in the case of homicide defendant Keith Taylor will return to Baltimore City Circuit Court next month to schedule the defendant’s retrial following his recent mistrial in connection to a fatal shooting in April 2020. Read more »

Arguments from counsel were not enough for a Baltimore City jury to determine defendant Keith Taylor’s alleged role, if any, in the murder of Jazzeind Kasif Fulton. Read more »

“Vigilante justice is not justice at all.” The assistant state’s attorney said to a jury on the first day of trial for a man charged with the fatal shooting of Jazzeind Kasif Fulton before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Read more »

Defense counsel for homicide defendant Sean Melton Jr. Read more »

An argument between Robert Davis and Sean Melton Jr. on June 24, 2019, turned fatal on Ruskin Avenue. Read more »

A defendant accused of attempted first-degree murder received a trial date during reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on March 20.  On Monday, the prosecution offered defendant Kevia Purnell a plea of 25 years, suspending all but ten years with three years of supervised probation for first-degree assault and a concurrent sentence of five years without the possibility of parole for the use of a firearm in a felony violent crime. Read more »

On March 7, a defendant rejected a plea offered by the prosecutor for attempted murder charges before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Read more »

A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge scheduled a trial on Feb. Read more »