Homicide Archives - Page 43 of 44

Defendant Remains Incompetent to Stand Trial In Kim’s Deli Murder Case

Details A judge ordered that a murder defendant remained incompetent to stand trial during his annual review before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin on Oct. 19. Judge Rasin... Read More

Victim’s Aunt Asks for the Strictest Sentence as She Describes Almost Stepping on Niece’s Flesh

Details “There is not one word I can say to the family at this moment to make things better,” said Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown on Oct. 18 as she... Read More

Defendant Charged with Murdering 19-Year-Old Rejects Plea

Details On Oct. 19, a Baltimore man chose to proceed to trial after rejecting a plea offered by prosecutors before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Defendant Terrill Johnson rejected... Read More

Trial Scheduled for Defendant Charged in Murder of MTA Bus Driver

Details On Oct. 19, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M Phinn set trial for a Baltimore man charged with murder. Marquis Poteat is charged with two counts of first-degree murder,... Read More

Judge Says Victim ‘Never Had a Chance’ During Murder Defendant’s Sentencing

Details “In terms of camera technology, it was the closest view of any murder we have seen in this courtroom,” said Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie Hong on Oct. 19 during a... Read More

Defendant Receives 30-Year Sentence for Fatal Stabbing During Family Dispute

Details Multiple family members for both the defendant and the victim gave emotional impact statements on Oct. 17 during the sentencing hearing of Karl Leonard Anderson, who was charged with the murder... Read More

Prosecution and Defense Debate Eye-Witness Testimony in Home Invasion Murder Trial

Details On the 5100 block of Curtis Avenue, on Oct. 15, 2021, an intruder came up through the fire escape of an apartment building and fired multiple rounds through an open... Read More

One of Three Co-Defendants Accepts Alford Plea in 2017 Fed-Hill Murder Retrial

Details On Oct. 11, a Virginia man was scheduled to be heard for retrial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard. Defendant Marquese Winston was not transported to the courthouse... Read More

Defense Counsel Addresses Concerns for Client’s Mental Stability in 2020 Homicide Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin announced on Oct. 12 that a Baltimore man charged with first-degree murder had been found competent to stand trial by doctors at Clifton T.... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Collateral Hearing Postponed Until November Due to Transfer Issue

Details A Baltimore man convicted of murder in 2019 was scheduled to be heard before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Erik S. Atas on Oct. 11 but had his hearing postponed due to... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial Date for Double Homicide Defendant

Details On Oct. 11, a trial was scheduled for a 29-year-old double homicide defendant before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Deamonte Spencer is charged with two counts of... Read More

Judge Upholds Sentence for Murder Defendant Due to ‘Severe Nature of Harm’ Involved in The Crime

Details A defendant currently serving a 28-year sentence for a 2014 murder sought to have his sentence reduced on Oct. 5 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda Tanner. Deshawn Richardson, who... Read More

Doctor’s Report Restores Competency of Man Convicted of Shooting Radio Host

Details Defense attorneys questioned the results of a doctor’s competency review of their client before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin on Oct. 5. Based on a report given... Read More

Defendant Accepts Plea Agreement for 2021 Laundromat Murder, Scheduled for Sentencing

Details Judge Paul Cucuzzella of the Baltimore City Circuit Court accepted a motion to downgrade the change for a defendant from first-degree to second-degree murder on Oct. 4. Lamar Williams accepted a binding... Read More

Judge Holds Scheduling Trial Date for Murder Defendant to Clear Witnesses

Details The decision to set a trial date for a homicide defendant was held until Monday before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. On Sept. 30 prosecutors offered Anton Harris... Read More

Prosecutor Unable to Locate Witness, Enters Nolle Pros in Homicide Case

Details A 40-year-old Baltimore man charged with murder had his case nolle pros by the prosecutor on Sept. 28 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles Bloomquist. Christopher Thornton was charged... Read More

Judge Postpones Motions Hearing for Murder Defendant Due to Health Issues

Details In a brief hearing on Sept. 27, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby granted a request for postponement in the case of a convicted murder defendant. Quinton Jermaine... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Retrial Scheduled for April 2023

Details On Sept. 26, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a homicide defendant’s retrial for April 2023. Amit Kumar, 43, was found guilty of first-degree murder and using... Read More

Murder Defendant Rejects Plea, Has Case Dismissed

Details On Sept. 22, a homicide defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John S. Nugent and rejected a plea of 10 years offered by the prosecutor. Lawrence Wilson Jr. was charged... Read More

Judge Rules Homicide Defendant Incompetent to Stand Trial

Details A 34-year-old homicide defendant was ruled incompetent to stand trial by Baltimore City Circut Court Judge Gale E. Rasin on Sept. 21. Ronald Alston is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Hearing Rescheduled Due to Lack of Counsel

Details A 19-year-old Baltimore teen charged in a 2020 homicide had his hearing to select a trial date rescheduled for October due to not having a defense counsel on Sept. 21. ... Read More

Judge Denies Sentence Modification For Man Charged with Five-Month-Old Daughter’s Murder

Details A Baltimore City judge denied defense counsel’s motion to modify the 18-year prison sentence of a man charged with the murder of his five-month-old daughter in 2015. Jeffrey McKinney accepted... Read More

Murder Trial Reset For 2023 After Mistrial

Details A mistrial in the murder case of Levar Cooper, 44, was declared on Sept. 20, rescheduling the trial for February 2023. Throughout the week-long trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Philip... Read More

After 29 Years in Prison, Judge Grants Release for ‘Exemplary Inmate’ Sentenced to Life as a Teen

Details In 1994, 17-year-old Anthony Sylvester Fair was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of Rodney Lamont, 17, and William Joseph Fortune, 38. Fair, now 45, was 15 when he committed... Read More