A mistrial was declared in the double homicide trial of Khaleb Edmonds on June 24 after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict. Following a day of deliberations, a…
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Khaleb Edmonds, 25 appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer’s courtroom the morning of June 23 for the final day of his jury trial. Edmonds is accused…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge LaZette Ringgold-Kirksey denied bail for Donte Brown, 43, on June 17 after prosecution argued there was “overwhelming evidence” he murdered 22-year-old Tavon Hutton in 2021. …
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Violent crime cases rarely get through the Baltimore City Circuit Court system unscathed for delays or postponements. Out of 12 homicide trials scheduled in June, only four have had little…
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Gregory Granger, 40, represented by defense attorney Staci Pipkin, waived his right on May 16 to a speedy trial within the 180 day deadline of an initial court appearance. Granger…
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A 21-year-old defendant was sentenced to 40 years March 26 for a non-fatal shooting that left two people injured. Julian Craig, who was represented by defense attorney Staci Pipkin, was…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Michael A. DiPietro approved the prosecution’s request to admit new evidence into the jury trial of robbery suspect Reginald Whitaker on March 25. Whitaker, 29,…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the trial of homicide codefendants Gregory Whitfield, 19, and Bishop Chance, 18, as the two await the approval of a motion…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner transferred 30-year-old Reginald Whitaker’s hearing to Judge Melissa K. Copeland’s chambers for a postponement on Feb. 7. Judge Tanner informed Whitaker that…
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Homicide defendant Uriah Cunningham, 32, rejected an all but life sentence before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland who also scheduled a trial date in a Feb. 7…
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During reception court on Jan. 31, 19-year-old Bishop Chance stood before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Copeland to schedule a hearing in his homicide case. Chance is charged with…
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On Jan. 21, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland granted the defense’s request to postpone the trial of 24-year-old Khaleb Edmonds to June 16 as they are waiting…
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The trial of two young men accused of a murder in Baltimore was set by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland to begin this spring since no plea…
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A motion’s hearing to join the cases of Joseph Coates and Joseph Walker was rescheduled for mid-January 2025 to allow the former’s new defense counsel to review discovery in the…
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On Dec. 3, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed a hearing for a 31-year-old homicide defendant until Feb. 7, 2025. Uriah Cunningham is charged with first-degree murder, firearm…
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A 22-year-old man charged with attempted murder rejected a plea offer on Oct. 28 in Baltimore City Circuit Court before Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Sean Clayton Lewis Jr is charged…
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A convicted homicide defendant received a new court date for a related crime before Judge Melissa K. Copeland in an Oct. 25 hearing. Reginald Whitaker, 29, is facing 14 charges,…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a December motions date to determine next steps for two men accused of a December 2023 fatal shooting. Joseph Coates, 40,…
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A 28-year-old murder defendant received a December trial date in Baltimore City Circuit Court Oct. 4. Timothy Knott is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent crime,…
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A 48-year-old Baltimore County resident received a Baltimore City Circuit Court trial date for his alleged involvement in a 2023 BB gun shooting Sept. 24. Nadeem Tajdin, of Owings Mills,…
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A 23-year-old gang member pleaded guilty in Baltimore City Circuit Court to the murder of 17-year-old London Stuckey in a hearing on Sept. 16. Gregory Beadles , a reputed member…
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A 19-year-old Pen Lucy resident was sentenced to 40 years in prison in Baltimore City Circuit Court Sept. 13 for fatally shooting an Israeli national visiting Baltimore for his cousin’s…
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A 31-year-old man found guilty of killing another inmate during his incarceration in 2021 was sentenced to 50 years for the death of Shane Burton–that on top of a 40…
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A jury has acquitted 21-year-old Daquan Hawks of multiple murder and weapons charges in connection to the ambush killing of Donte Lee in January 2022. Following a four-day trial before…
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