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Defendant Rejects Plea Deal in 2022 E. Madison Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Case
On April 13, a 35-year-old defendant charged with attempted murder rejected a plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Read more »
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Judge Allows Prosecution to Use Medical Examiner’s Testimony from Previous Trial in Homicide Defendant’s Retrial
A Baltimore City prosecutor argued to use a medical examiner’s previous testimony for the retrial of homicide defendant Jason Alcindor on April 5 after a judge recently denied the assistant state’s attorney’s request to have the witness testify remotely earlier this year. Read more »
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Man Accused of Eastbury Avenue Shooting Rejects 45-Year Plea
Attempted homicide defendant Marquise Williams rejected a 45-year plea offer on Feb. Read more »
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Jury Returns Not Guilty Verdict in Attempted Murder Case, Defense Argues Lack of Evidence
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 »
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Victim Reported Shooting Weeks After Incident, Defense Says in Cliftview Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Case
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 »
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Homicide Trial Delayed Four Months After Judge Objects to Witness’ Remote Testimony
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 »
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Circuit Court Judge Schedules Trial for Attempted Murder Defendant
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Daughter Describes Father’s Death ‘Over a Piece of Paper’ During Defendant’s Sentencing
A convicted homicide defendant was sentenced to life plus 20 years with the first five years without parole on Nov. Read more »
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Defense Requests Additional Mental Health Evaluation for Murder Defendant Despite Proven Competency
Notwithstanding prior testing deeming a murder defendant competent, his defense attorney requested an additional mental health screening on Nov. Read more »
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Homicide Defendant’s Competency for Trial Could Be Overturned Based on Results of Independent Eval
A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge granted defense counsel’s postponement request on Oct. Read more »
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Judge Rules Homicide Defendant Competent for Trial Following Evaluation
A 32-year-old Baltimore man charged with first-degree murder was deemed competent by Circuit Court Medical evaluation on Sept. Read more »
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Convicted Homicide Defendant’s Hearing Postponed Due to Absent Prosecutor
The sentencing hearing for a 26-year-old Baltimore resident was postponed on Aug. Read more »
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Man Accused of Stabbing Ex’s Boyfriend Set for 2023 Retrial
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 »
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Attempted Homicide Defendant Not Present in Court After Being Held in Central Booking
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 »
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Trial Date Set Homicide Defendants Charged with Killing Baltimore Police Officer
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 »