Defense counsel in the trial of attempted homicide defendant Courtney Sykes compared the length of the prosecution’s case to that of this year’s Super Bowl halftime show, telling the jurors on Feb. Read more »

A Baltimore City prosecutor argued that the victim specifically identified 30-year-old Courtney Sykes as the woman who attempted to shoot her in May 2022. Read more »

The retrial of a man charged with the murder of his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend was postponed until May after a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge objected to a witness testifying remotely. Read more »

On Dec. Read more »

A convicted homicide defendant was sentenced to life plus 20 years with the first five years without parole on Nov. Read more »

Notwithstanding prior testing deeming a murder defendant competent, his defense attorney requested an additional mental health screening on Nov. Read more »

A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge granted defense counsel’s postponement request on Oct. Read more »

A 32-year-old Baltimore man charged with first-degree murder was deemed competent by Circuit Court Medical evaluation on Sept. Read more »

The sentencing hearing for a 26-year-old Baltimore resident was postponed on Aug. Read more »

The retrial for a man accused of fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend in 2017 is scheduled for a retrial in the new year. Read more »

A Baltimore man charged with attempted homicide was not present in court on July 25 for his hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Read more »

On July 22, Elliot Knox and Travon Shaw and their respective defense counsels received trial dates for January and February 2023, respectively, in connection to the murder of Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Read more »

In an effort to prepare for the trial of accused cop killer Travon Shaw, defense counsel argued on June 24 that the prosecution disclosed over 100 hours of video footage and over 1,000 pages of documents without clarifying the witnesses and experts the State’s Attorney’s Office intends to call to the stand as required by law. Read more »

After a four-day jury trial, homicide defendant Jaqwuan Owens was found guilty of first-degree murder on May 27 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana Middleton.  Owens, 26, was charged with and found guilty of first-degree murder, use of a firearm during a violent crime, and two counts of possession of a firearm with a felony conviction in connection to an incident on the 5100 block of Queensbury Avenue on Feb. Read more »

Defense counsel for one of the co-defendants charged for the murder of Baltimore Police Department Officer Keona Holley said the assistant state’s attorney did not release its witness list during pre-trial motions on May 13. Read more »