Judge Melissa K. Copeland Archives - Page 19 of 19

Double-Booked Prosecutor Reschedules Non-Fatal Shooting Trial

Details On May 16, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Copeland, a stand-in prosecutor informed the court that the assigned prosecutor requested a trial postponement. Counsel requested a postponement due... Read More

Judge Assigns Trial Date to Defendant in Washington Boulevard Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details An attempted murder defendant rejected a plea offered by prosecutors before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on March 1. Eric Davis was offered a sentence of life, suspending all but... Read More

Accused W. Fayette Street Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea of Life

Details On Feb. 21, a Baltimore man facing murder charges rejected a plea of life before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Jerome Jermey Johnson and his defense counsel Andre Mahasa,... Read More

Murder Defendant Requests to Represent Himself Due to Two Year Wait for Trial

Details During reception court on Oct. 25 Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial date for a Baltimore resident charged with attempted first-degree murder. Defendant Michael Reed requested to... Read More

No Second Chances For 30-Year-Old Manslaughter Convict

Details On July 29, 30-year-old Rickey Davis was sentenced to an additional 15 years for violating the parole of his prior manslaughter conviction before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Christopher L.... Read More

Attempted Homicide Defendant’s Trial Begins Today

Details On July 19, attempted homicide defendant’s trial was scheduled to begin with jury selection.. Kamon Smith, 44, is charged with attempted first-degree murder, second-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, and... Read More

Judge Denies Bail to Homicide Defendant As He Waits for Retrial

Details Homicide defendant Donnell Johnson was denied bail on May 20 while awaiting his retrial in December following a mistrial last month. The 30-year-old defendant is charged with the killing of... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Case Dismissed as Defendant Pleads Guilty to Other Weapons Charges

By Andrew Michaels - May 12, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details A non-fatal shooting defendant’s case was dismissed on May 11 after he agreed to plead guilty in two other firearms cases. Khalil Clark, 21, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

Judge Denies Bail for Man Accused of Fatally Stabbing Father in Front of His 5-Year-Old Daughter

Details A 38-year-old man accused of stabbing a father to death in front of his five-year-old daughter in March 2021 will currently remain incarcerated until his October trial. Nicolas Figueroa, also... Read More

Man Accused of Shooting at Delivery Driver Denied Bail

Details A 21-year-old Baltimore man charged with attempted murder for shooting at a delivery driver will remain incarcerated following a bail review hearing on May 3 before Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

Clifton Ave. Murder ‘Clearly Planned Out,’ Prosecution Says

Details One of three co-defendants accused of a robbery turned homicide was denied bail on May 3, despite defense counsel’s argument that her client did not match a witness’ description. Aaron... Read More

Counsels’ Schedules Force Delay of Attempted Homicide Trial By 7 Months

Details Two attempted homicide co-defendants will head to trial in November due to counsels’ unavailability over the next six months. Ravanna Cornish, 40, and Dajuan Rheubottom, 24, are both charged with... Read More