Bryant Whitaker Archives - Baltimore Witness

‘Agitated’ Homicide Defendant Receives Another Competency Eval After Unruly Behavior in Mental Health Court

Details A judge presiding over Baltimore City Circuit Court’s mental health proceedings ordered another competency evaluation for an unruly homicide defendant who refused to speak with his defense counsel and initially... Read More

Defense Attorney Claims State Report Finding Client Competent ‘Unsatisfactory’

Details On Jan. 10, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin found a 27-year-old homicide defendant competent to stand trial despite his defense attorney’s numerous issues with the competency report. ... Read More

Darley Avenue Homicide Defendant Awaits Hospital Transfer After Deemed Incompetent to Stand Trial

Details During a mental health court hearing on July 5, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin scheduled a status hearing for a first-degree murder defendant. Attorney Paul Batchelor, who is representing Bryant Whitaker,... Read More

Defense Attorney Files Motion for Competency Evaluation in 2018 Darley Avenue Murder Case

Details Defense attorney Paul Batchelor filed a competency evaluation request for his client before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin on June 21. According to Batchelor, defendant Bryant Whitaker suffers from ADHD and has a... Read More

Murder Defendant Absent From Reception Court Hearing After Being Placed on Lockdown

Details During a Dec. 1 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn ordered parties to schedule a trial date for a murder defendant despite his absence from the... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Trial Will Take Place Next December

Details A Baltimore man accused of homicide has a trial scheduled next December. Bryant Whitaker, 25, is charged with first and second-degree murder, use of a firearm in a violent crime,... Read More