Judge Melissa K. Copeland Archives - Page 7 of 19

Judge Sets Court Dates in Homicides, Attempted Murder Cases

Details Darrell Morton, 37, was among the defendants coming before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Jan. 29 to consider his homicide case. Morton and his co-defendant Kalim... Read More

Murder Suspect Awaits Trial Date

By Jamiya Austin [former] , Carmen Gregg [former] - January 28, 2025
Attempted Murder | Homicides |

Details Jamal Smothers, 19, requested a trial postponement on Jan. 27 due to an unspecified conflict of interest. The move came during a pre-trial hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa... Read More

21-Year-Old Shooting Defendant Declines Plea Deal

By Jamiya Austin [former] , Carmen Gregg [former] - January 27, 2025
Court | Homicides |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland reset a 21-year-old attempted murder defendant’s trial date in early May after the defendant declined a plea offer. Jonathan Lopez, 21, is charged... Read More

Defense Criticizes Treatment of Brooklyn Homes Shooter’s Case

Details In a pre-trial conference hearing on Jan. 17, defense attorney Matthew Connell expressed concerns about the court’s treatment of a 19-year-old mass shooting suspect’s case. Tristan B. Jackson is charged... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for North Potomac Street Homicide Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 37-year old homicide defendant Joseph Henry Morton, III on Jan. 24. The proceeding will start on May... Read More

Counsel Withdraws Ahead of Jury Trial

By Carmen Gregg [former] , Ben Dutcher [former] - January 23, 2025
Court | Daily Stories |

Details Deonte Anthony Simms, 32, charged with multiple counts of illegal use of firearms, expressed concerns about his defense counsel during a previous jury trial In a pre-trial conference on Jan.... Read More

Judge Postpones Hearing For Prosecutor’s Injury

By Sage Cho - January 22, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details On Jan. 21, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland approved a request to postpone a shooting defendant’s trial after the prosecutor sustained a concussion in a car accident.... Read More

Murder Trial Reset to June 2025

By Sage Cho - January 21, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides |

Details On Jan. 21, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland granted the defense’s request to postpone the trial of 24-year-old Khaleb Edmonds to June 16 as they are waiting... Read More

Judge Postpones Suspected Gang Member’s Trial for Fourth Time

By Sage Cho - January 21, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland approved the defense’s request to postpone the homicide trial of alleged ‘39 Babies’ gang member James Brunson after his defense attorney, Angela... Read More

Murder Defendant Wants Time to Consider Plea

Details Prosecutors have offered Roger Alvarado-Mendoza, 25, a plea agreement in a murder case. Mendoza is being charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent crime, carrying a handgun... Read More

Court to Search for 2007 File in an Assault Case

By Claire Schreiber [former] , Tomas Coles - January 17, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details An 18-year-old assault case resurfaced in Baltimore City Circuit Court on Jan. 17 as Dontae Yates, 44, appeared in reception court before Judge Melissa Copeland. Yates, who currently lacks legal... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Mother of His Unborn Child

Details A Baltimore man is expected to serve 50 years in prison for killing the mother of his unborn child after accepting a plea offer from the prosecution on Jan. 13.... Read More

Shooter of 39-Year-Old Man Takes Summer Trial Over Plea Offer

Details A Baltimore man accused of fatally shooting 39-year-old Dennis Edmonds last year was given a summer trial date after rejecting a plea offer from the prosecution. Gregory Markeith Barnes, 49,... Read More

Jury Selection Begins in Attempted Murder Trial

By Sage Cho - January 8, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Jury selection began in the attempted murder trial of 44-year-old Marrico Bell before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams on Jan. 8. Bell is charged with attempted first-... Read More

Judge Resets Homicide Defendant’s Pre-Trial Conference Date

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland reset a homicide defendant’s pre-trial conference in reception court on Dec. 9. Johnnie Teague, 52, is charged with first- and second-degree murder,... Read More

Judge Postpones Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant’s Trial to Early 2025

Details On Dec. 9, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the trial of the non-fatal shooting defendant to Jan. 23, 2025. Matthew Leo Garner, Jr., 20, is charged... Read More

Motion’s Hearing to Join Murder Cases Pushed to New Year

Details A motion’s hearing to join the cases of Joseph Coates and Joseph Walker was rescheduled for mid-January 2025 to allow the former’s new defense counsel to review discovery in the... Read More

Murder Suspect Waives Statutory Trial Date

Details Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the trial of a 19-year-old homicide defendant until Apr. 2, 2025. The action came in a reception court hearing on Dec. 3.... Read More

Judge Postpones Homicide Defendant’s Pre-Trial Conference

Details On Dec. 3, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed a hearing for a 31-year-old homicide defendant until Feb. 7, 2025. Uriah Cunningham is charged with first-degree murder, firearm... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Offer

By Ziqi Zhou [former] - December 2, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details On Dec. 2, a 24-year-old defendant rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Christopher Eljian Holland, is charged with two counts each of attempted... Read More

Judge Postpones Attempted Murder Case Until Next Year

Details Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the trial of a 36-year-old attempted murder suspect until Feb. 25, 2025. The action came in a reception court hearing on Nov.... Read More

Prosecutor Requests to Join Co-Defendants’ Cases After Murder Mistrials

Details A Baltimore City prosecutor said the State’s Attorney’s Office intends to retry the murder case against 24-year-old Garry Morris and join his case with his co-defendant’s following a mistrial in... Read More

One Defendant in Home Invasion Accepts Plea–Another CoDefendant’s Trial Rescheduled

Details Two codefendants in an attempted murder and home invasion case appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Geller on Nov. 18, while a third was in mental health... Read More

Double-Shooting Defendant Appears In Reception Court, Gets Trial Date

Details A 36-year-old murder defendant, represented by attorney May Hanna, appeared in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Nov.15. Munir Dawan Matin is charged with... Read More