Judge John Addison Howard Archives

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Non-Fatal Shooting

Details Robert McCormick, 59, pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder and use of a firearm in a violent crime on June 16. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard presided... Read More

39 Babies Gang Member Accepts 20 Year Guilty Plea in Longstanding Murder Case

Details After consulting with his defense attorney, Angela Shelton, a homicide defendant and member of the notorious 39 Babies criminal gang accepted the prosecution’s plea offer of 20 years suspending all... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Accessory Charge in 2023 Homicide

By Caroline Sutley [former] - February 3, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing |

Details Tyrell White, 21, is set to plead guilty to being an accessory after the fact in the May 20, 2023 homicide of Sean Brown. The decision comes after a sentencing... Read More

Trial Ends for Drive-By Murder Defendant

Details “You can get more done with more than one person, even murder,” said the prosecutor trying 22-year-old defendant Wesley Lambert in a drive-by shooting case. He was seen in front of... Read More

Defendant Charged With Murder of a Fellow Inmate Schedules Continuance After Co-Defendant Takes Plea

Details On Sept. 12, Khalil Madden was scheduled to appear in court in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John Addison Howard for the murder of an inmate while in... Read More

Defendant Sentenced to Six Years for Fatally Shooting Eight-Year-Old Brother

Details The sound of 18-year-old Devin Wilson’s rattling chains echoed throughout a Baltimore City Circuit courtroom on Aug. 25 as the defendant’s mother tearfully asked the judge for her son to... Read More

Prosecutor Causes Delay in Start Stricker Street Attempted Murder Trial

Details Witnesses for the prosecution delayed the trial for a 2022 attempted murder defendant that was supposed to start on July 11. David Jones’ attorney Benjamin Charlton pushed for the trial... Read More