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Judge Agrees to Severe Defendant’s Two Firearms Cases, Postponing Attempted Murder Trial

Details An attempted murder defendant’s jury trial was postponed until next month after Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gregory Sampson agreed to severe the defendant’s case from another handgun-related case. Larry... Read More

Two Witnesses May Have Alibi for Convicted Shooter, Defense Says

Details Defense counsel for a man convicted of a non-fatal shooting in 2018 requested the court postpone her client’s post-conviction hearing on March 20 as she tries to find three witnesses,... Read More

Defendant Rejects 50-Year Plea for Allegedly Shooting 19-Year-Old in Head

Details A 21-year-old homicide defendant will proceed to trial rather than plead guilty to the first-degree murder of 19-year-old Julian Fruh in 2022. During reception court on March 13, the prosecution... Read More

Jury Acquits Man Accused of Fauji Grocery Mart Shooting

Details A jury has found 29-year-old Matthew Lipscomb not guilty for an attempted murder at Fauji Grocery Mart exactly six years to the day of the shooting on March 1, 2017. After a... Read More

Judge Grants New Trial Date for Defendant in Park Heights Avenue Attempted Murder Case

Details On Feb 28, a Baltimore man charged with attempted murder received a new trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Michael McDowell was initially scheduled to appear for... Read More

Judge’s Absence Delays Two Cases

Details A homicide case and an unrelated attempted homicide case were delayed one day due to the absence of the presiding Baltimore City Circuit Court judge. According to the circuit court... Read More

Man’s Retrial Begins for 2017 Fauji Grocery Mart Shooting

Details Soda was still fizzing on the ground from gunfire when Baltimore Police arrived at Fauji Grocery Mart on the evening of March 1, 2017. Video evidence captured the shooting, and... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for 16-Year-Old Attempted Murder Defendant

Details A 16-year-old defendant charged with attempted murder was issued a trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Feb. 13. The assistant state’s attorney assigned to... Read More

Defendant Facing Second-Degree Murder Scheduled for Trial in August

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge scheduled the trial for a Baltimore man accused of murder on Feb. 10. A stand-in for defense attorney John Cox, rejected a plea on... Read More

Retrial Scheduled for Defendant Accused of Murdering 17-Year-Old

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Schiffer declared a mistrial on Jan. 23 in the case of a 2018 homicide. In January, defendant Eric Jackson’s trial resulted in a mistrial... Read More

Convicted Murderer Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2020 Fatal Stabbing

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gregory Sampson sentenced a convicted attempted murder defendant to life plus five years in prison on Jan. 17. During Tuesday’s hearing, Marvin Vaughn, 44, pleaded... Read More

Judge Reduces Sentence in 2001 Fatal Kidnapping Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gregory Sampson granted defense counsel Lisa Sansone’s motion to modify her client’s sentence on Jan. 17. Judge Sampson modified Kevin Darrell Vaughn‘s sentence to life, suspending all... Read More

Circuit Court Judge Postpones 1999 Convicted Homicide Defendant’s Hearing

Details A Baltimore man convicted of first-degree murder in 1999 had his hearing postponed on Jan. 17 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gregory Sampson. Judge Sampson informed the court that... Read More

Jury Acquits 37-Year-Old Defendant of 2020 Laurens Street Fatal Shooting

Details The day after his trial began, homicide defendant Tovarren Scott was found not guilty of all charges for the murder of Moses Rush Jr. in 2020. Scott, 37, was found not... Read More

Homicide Defendant Maintains Innocence As Trial Begins for Laurens Street Shooting

Details Moses Rush Jr. was dropped off at his house by a friend on the evening of July 16, 2020, on the 1600 block of Laurens Street. Moments later, his friend... Read More

Man Accused of Drunken Shooting Released on Home Detention

Details A 47-year-old man accused of drunkenly firing a handgun outside of a liquor store in November was released on home detention on Dec. 28. According to the prosecution, Donnale Hines... Read More

Neighbor Dispute Turned Shooting Trial Set for May 2023

Details On Dec. 22, a 26-year-old woman was scheduled for a two-day jury trial this May for a neighbor dispute turned shooting earlier this year. On June 19, Gloreca Bailey was... Read More

Attempted Homicide Trial Pushed to February 2023

Details The jury trial for attempted homicide defendant Matthew Lipscomb was postponed until February 2023. On Dec. 19, Lipscomb and his defense counsel, Natalie Finegar, briefly appeared before Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Convicted Manslaughter Defendant Found Guilty of Violating Probation

Details On Nov. 18, family members of a female victim who was killed in 2017 addressed the court during the sentencing hearing of convicted manslaughter defendant Joseph Plowman. After Plowman was found... Read More

‘This Case Lacks Evidence,’ Says Defense Counsel in Case of Son Charged in the Murder of His Mother

Details A Baltimore woman charged with first-degree murder had her trial began on Nov. 17 with opening statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gregory Sampson. Toni Arnold, 32, is charged with... Read More

Defendant Accused of Shooting 17-Year-Old Victim Gets February Trial Date

Details An assistant state’s attorney continued her request for postponement of trial on Nov. 9 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Michael McDowell was previously scheduled for trial Nov. 2, but the... Read More

Murder Defendant Has Trial Date Set for February 2023

Details A Baltimore man charged with murder had his trial date set on Nov. 2 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Nelson McNorton had his new attorney Tony... Read More

Convicted Murderer Asks Judge for Letter Recommending Drug Treatment

Details On Oct. 14, a man convicted of murder in 2019 dismissed his motion for sentence modification before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Gregory Sampson. Defendant Jeffrey Miller withdrew his motion 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