Judge Melissa K. Copeland Archives - Page 15 of 19

Retrial Delayed for Competency Evaluation in Domestic Killing

Details A homicide defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard for retrial in the case of his wife’s fatal stabbing on March 1. Amit Kumar, 44, is... Read More

Late Evidence May Result in Sanctions Against Prosecutor

Details On Feb. 29, homicide defendant Deon Hudson received a motions hearing date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Hudson, 29, is currently charged with attempted first-degree murder,... Read More

Counsel’s Inability to Agree on Date Delays Attempted Murder Trial

Details Counsel in the case of 33-year-old Sterling Coleman were unable to agree upon a trial date for an attempted murder case on March 1 and planned to rectify scheduling issues... Read More

Retrial in Limbo for Man Accused of Murder, Burning Body

Details On Feb. 29, homicide defendant Jimmy Murphy received a motions hearing date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Murphy, 28, is being retried for first- and second-degree... Read More

Gwynn Oak Avenue Attempted Murder Defendant Gets May Trial Date

By Breanna Pompey [former] - February 29, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details On Feb. 29, attempted murder defendant Lance Hickman received a new trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Hickman, 29, is charged with attempted first- and... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects Plea Deal

Details On Feb. 27, John Eades received a May trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Eades, 31, is currently charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, firearm... Read More

Fatal Stabbing Defendant Rejects 60 Year Plea Deal

Details On Feb. 28, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 46-year-old Alphonso Ward. Ward is charged with first-degree murder and possession of a deadly... Read More

Judge Grants Postponement in Shannon Drive Murder Case

Details The jury trial for a 2023 homicide case was postponed on Monday morning due to the prosecutor’s illness. Defendant Desron Barber, 22, is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree assault, using... Read More

Judge Gives County Man June Murder Trial Date

Details On Feb. 26, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the murder trial for a 39-year-old Baltimore County man. Jamel McClurkin of Owings Mills, Md. is charged with... Read More

Scheduling Conflicts Continue for Attempted Murder Trial

Details Attempted murder defendant Deon Hudson appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Feb. 26 to reschedule his trial. Hudson, 29, is charged with attempted first-degree murder,... Read More

Counsel Agree to May Trial Date for 2016 Murder

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a 27-year-old defendant’s murder trial during a reception court hearing on Feb. 26. Christopher Straham is charged with first-degree murder, possession... Read More

Attempted Murder Trial Postponed Until Summer

Details On Feb. 26, Jamal Davis appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland to set a new date for trial. Davis’ defense attorney, Natalie Finegar, was in a... Read More

Man Claims Self-Defense for Murder of Ex’s New Boyfriend

Details Closing statements were held in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland Friday, Feb. 23, in connection to a December 2022 homicide. Darian McFarland, 34, is facing... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for 2020 Murder

Details On Feb. 21, a hearing was held before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland to reschedule a murder retrial. The defendant, 33-year-old Donnell Johnson, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Postponed Trial for Juvenile Accused in Mass Shooting

Details On Feb. 23, a 17-year-old charged with shooting five people a little over a year ago attended court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard. Daaon Spears is... Read More

Defendant Receives June Trial Dates for Two Murder Cases

Details On Feb. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland gave homicide defendant Jaheim Battle two June trial dates. Battle, 21, is allegedly connected to two separate homicide incidents... Read More

2022 Pimlico Road Murder Trial Postponed to June

Details On Feb. 20, homicide defendant Darrean Fleming received a June trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Fleming, 24, and two co-defendants are charged with two... Read More

Valiquet Avenue Attempted Murder Defendant Receives May Trial Date

Details On Feb. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland gave attempted murder defendant Tavon Jones a May trial date. Jones, 23, is charged with first- and second-degree attempted... Read More

2016 Murder Defendant’s Scheduling Hearing Delayed by Prosecutor

Details On Feb. 21, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland was unable to schedule a 27-year-old homicide defendant’s trial date because the prosecutor had yet to meet with a... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects Five Year Plea Deal

Details On Feb. 15, Lemel Walker received an April trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Walker is charged with a firearm/drug trafficking crime, carrying a loaded... Read More

Judge Schedules April Trial for Trio Accused of Attempted Murder

Details On Feb. 15, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a trial for three co-defendants, Sierra Hansley, Bianca Medley-Palmer and Dominick Graham, in connection to an incident in... Read More

Man Accused of Two Separate Murders Receives Trial Dates

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the trials of a 24-year-old man facing several criminal cases on Feb. 15. Aamir Benton is charged in two murder cases,... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Man Accused of Shooting Fiancee

Details On Feb. 15, a 31-year-old attempted murder defendant received a trial date after rejecting a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Larry Winder III is... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects 20 Year Plea Deal

Details On Feb. 15, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the trial of a 41-year-old attempted murder defendant. Mandakova Clark is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder,... Read More