Judge Melissa K. Copeland Archives - Page 14 of 19

Judge Schedules Alleged Myrtle Avenue Shooter’s Retrial

Details On April 3, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a retrial date for 40-year-old Tyrone Gerald White. White is charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery, robbery, first-degree... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Trial Postponed to July

Details On April 2, first-degree murder defendant Devon Young received a July trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. The proceeding was originally scheduled for last December.... Read More

Judge Schedules Attempted Murder Defendant’s Trial

Details On April 1, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 19-year-old Zion Davis. Davis is charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, attempted first-degree... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Trial Date Set

Details On April 1, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 23-year-old Antonio Bardney. Bardney is charged with first degree murder and robbery in connection... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Attempted Murder Defendant

By Samira Cobon [former] - March 30, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Shooting |

Details On March 28, Judge Melissa K. Copeland heard the attempted murder case of 33-year-old Jamal Banks. Banks is charged with three charges of attempted first-degree murder, three charges of attempted... Read More

MDEC System Pushes April Murder Trial into August

Details On March 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland rescheduled the jury trial for a 27-year-old accused of a 2021 murder due to a conflict with MDEC, the... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Receives June Trial Date

Details On March 26, attempted murder defendant Davon Coleman received a June trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Coleman, 25, is currently charged with attempted first-... Read More

Man Accused of Attempted Murder Rejects Plea Deal

Details On March 26, attempted murder defendant Darryl Toomer received a June trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Toomer, 52, is charged with attempted first -and... Read More

Suspect in Self-Inflicted Wounding Wants Trial Postponed

Details On March 26, Judge Melissa K. Copeland presided in the case of 36-year-old Timothy Sutton. Sutton is charged with two counts of possessing a firearm with a felony conviction, discharging... Read More

Suspect Accused of Putting Victim in a Coma

By Samira Cobon [former] - March 28, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details On March 26, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland heard the case of 46-year old Shakeff Hatcher, represented by defense attorney Brian Thompson on an involuntary manslaughter charge.... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant’s Trial Date Set

Details On March 27, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 26-year-old Rudolph Riddick allegedly involved in two shooting incidents. Riddick is charged with attempted... Read More

Bertram Avenue Shooting Defendant’s Trial Date Set

Details On March 25, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 38-year-old Kenneth Ellis. Ellis is charged with two counts of second-degree assault, having a... Read More

Judge Schedules Third Murder Retrial

Details On March 22, a 32-year-old homicide defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland to schedule his third trial for a 2020 murder. Donnell Johnson is charged... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Man Accused of Shooting at Ex-Girlfriend

Details On March 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the trial of a 36-year-old defendant accused of shooting an ex-girlfriend. Louis Franklin is charged with first- and... Read More

Counsel Request Mutual Postponement for Halloween 2015 Murder Trial

Details A 34-year-old homicide defendant stood before Baltimore City Court Judge Ronald A. Silkworth for trial in connection to a murder on Halloween 2015. Anthony Burris is charged with second-degree murder... Read More

2021 Attempted Murder Defendant Gets June Trial Date

Details On March 15, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a trial date for a 39-year-old man accused of a 2021 attempted murder. Tyrelle Fields is charged with... Read More

Alleged Cop Shooter Receives Trial Date

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a 21-year-old’s attempted murder trial on March 15. Bernard Hopkins is charged with attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, firearm use in... Read More

Defense Postpones Trial to Find Cell Phone Expert

Details On March 15, counsel postponed a murder trial for a 22-year-old defendant. Jared Ford is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent crime, having a loaded handgun... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects 5 Year Plea Deal

Details On March 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 21-year-old Taighae Brown. Brown is charged with second-degree assault, firearm/drug trafficking, possession of a... Read More

Sentencing Postponed for 18-Year-Old Homicide Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the sentencing of an 18-year-old homicide defendant, Nizah Daniels. The sentencing will now take place before Judge Dana M. Middleton on... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for 16-Year-Old Murder Defendant

Details On March 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 16-year-old Costello Simms. Simms is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and single... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Gets June Trial Date

Details On Tuesday, Feb. 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled an attempted murder trial set to start June 26 in front of Judge Cynthia H. Jones. The... Read More

Judge Schedules Weeklong Trial for 18-Year-Old Murder Defendant

Details On Tuesday, Feb. 29, Baltimore City Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a first-degree murder trial of a 19-year-old defendant. Parris Harris, represented by defense attorney Ronald Harris, is charged... Read More

Murder, Arson and Rape Defendant Rejects Life Without Parole Deal

Details On March 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 32-year-old Jason Billingsley. Billingsley is charged with first-degree murder and possession of a deadly... Read More