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Continued Scheduling Conflicts Frustrate 2021 Vehicular Manslaughter Defendant

Details On Aug. 11, the reception court hearing to schedule Galen Hyman’s jury trial resumed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn after being continued on Aug. 3, but... Read More

Jury Finds Codefendants Not Guilty of Murder in Gang-Related Homicide

Details “Don’t disrespect Theodore Richards without paying for it. And Mr. Bailey paid for it with his life,” said a Baltimore City prosecutor during her closing argument on Aug. 3. The... Read More

Unavailable Counsel Causes Third Trial Delay for 2021 Gwynns Falls Parkway Vehicular Manslaughter Defendant

Details The man accused of hitting 38-year-old Garrick Williams, Jr. with his car in 2021 was supposed to start trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Timothy J. Doory on Aug. 3 but... Read More

Opening Statements Start for Murder Defendants In W. North Avenue Homicide Case

Details On July 28, Defense attorneys argued that the defendants did not perform the actions of shooting at all while the prosecutor claimed that they did shoot the victim before Baltimore... Read More

Judge Sentences Woman Following Guilty Plea in 2021 Vehicular Manslaughter Case

Details On July 18, defendant Brittany Nicole Julius’ counsel, Janet Andersen and Robert Cohen, negotiated the specifics of their client’s sentence with prosecutors before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton. In connection to the... Read More

Counsel Argues Over Who Shot First in 2022 Madison Park Shootout

Details A 45-year-old Baltimore man was acquitted of attempted murder but found guilty of firing a gun in a shootout with another man last year in West Baltimore’s Madison Park. Baltimore... Read More

Counsel Argues Over Who Shot First in 2022 Eutaw Place Shooting

Details Who shot first? Counsel in the case of attempted homicide defendant Wardell Richardson argued over the answer to this question at the start of the 45-year-old man’s bench trial on... Read More

Father-Son Co-Defendants’ Attempted Murder Case Placed on Stet Docket

Details A father and son accused of an attempted murder at a Royal Farms gas station last summer had their case put on the Baltimore City Circuit Court’s stet docket on... Read More

Man Chooses Trial Over Lesser Sentence in Accordance With Co-Defendant’s 25-Year Plea

Details Attempted homicide defendant Romarise Scott Jr. decided to proceed with a jury trial on May 23, despite his co-defendant’s acceptance of a 25-year plea that allowed Scott to plead guilty... Read More

Man Charged with Radio Host’s Murder to Have Competency Reassessed in November

Details A 58-year-old Baltimore man remains incompetent to stand trial for the murder of radio host Tyra Phillips Womack in June 2020. During a brief six-month status conference in mental health... Read More

Boyfriend Takes Plea for Fatally Shooting Girlfriend and Burning Her Body

Details A 53-year-old Baltimore man pleaded guilty to the murder of his girlfriend on April 18 after shooting her in the head and burning her body inside her apartment on Abbott... Read More

Judge Hands Down 25-Year Sentence to Defendant after Accepting Alford Plea for East 20th Street Murder

Details A 52-year-old Baltimore man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the 2021 murder of Ali Bey on April 11 after agreeing to plead guilty earlier this year. In February, Shawn Purvis entered... Read More

Judge Sentences Defendant to 25 Years For Murder, Assault, Probation Violation

Details Family members of homicide defendant Xavier Harper sat in the first row of a Baltimore City Circuit courtroom on March 20 to convince the 25-year-old defendant to take the prosecution’s plea offer... Read More

Attorney to File Not Criminally Responsible Motion after Client Found Competent to Stand Trial

By , Ashleigh Joplin [former] - February 2, 2023
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details After being deemed competent to stand trial, a Baltimore man charged with first-degree murder will undergo a not criminally responsible (NCR) evaluation as requested by his attorney on Feb. 1.... Read More

Vehicular Manslaughter Defendant Receives Trial Date

By Ashleigh Joplin [former] - November 16, 2022
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Details A defendant charged with vehicular manslaughter was scheduled for trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Nov. 16. The defendant Brittany Julius is charged with vehicular manslaughter and... Read More

Judge Schedules Vehicular Manslaughter Defendant’s Trial for January 2023

Details A Baltimore man charged with manslaughter rejected a plea of 10 years on Oct. 17 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Galen Hyman, 60, is charged with vehicular... 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

Judge Postpones Sentencing for Convicted Attempted Murder Defendant

Details On Oct. 5, a 37-year-old Baltimore man convicted of attempted murder had his sentencing postponed as requested by the prosecutor before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Reginald... Read More

Convicted Attempted Murder Defendant’s Sentencing Postponed Due to Prosecutor’s Unavailability

Details A convicted attempted murder defendant had his sentencing postponed due to the prosecutor being unavailable on Oct. 5 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. On Sept. 20,... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects a Plea of Four Life Sentences

Details On Sept. 16, a Baltimore man charged with homicide rejected a plea of life before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Keith Fleming is charged with first-degree murder, nine... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant’s Case Rescheduled for Mid-July

By Alyssia Davis [former] - June 27, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details A 24-year-old man involved in a non-fatal shooting had his case rescheduled for mid-July on June 24 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Xavier Harper is charged... Read More

Prosecution Enters Nolle Pros for Attempted Murder Defendant’s Case

Details The prosecution decided May 24 to nolle pros the case of a 48-year-old Baltimore man charged with attempted murder. Reginald Arnez Hill was charged with attempted first and second-degree murder,... Read More

Defendant Accepts Plea for Shooting Sister

Details An attempted murder defendant accused of shooting his sister last year pleaded guilty to lesser charges on May 19. Reginald McGowan, 37, agreed to plead guilty to first-degree assault and... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Plea of 15 years

Details A 39-year-old Baltimore man accused of attempted murder accepted a plea deal of 15 years on May 6 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Joseph Smith was... Read More