Judge Robert K. Taylor Archives

Teen Facing 38 Charges to Stand Trial Late September

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a late September trial date for teenage defendant Brendon Lee during a June 13 reception court hearing. Two days prior, counsel... Read More

As Emotional Families Watch, Judge Hands Getaway Driver 15 Years For Murder

Details Over the bitter tears of the victim’s family, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor sentenced 23-year-old Davon Evans to 15 years on May 30. The term was imposed... Read More

Judge Sentences Parkside Killer to 30 Years

By Sage Cho - February 27, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor sentenced homicide defendant Devon T. Young to a total of 30 years on Feb. 27 for his involvement in the murder of... Read More

Shooting Defendant Claims He Was Charged for Another Man’s Crime

By Sage Cho - February 27, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor sentenced 56-year-old attempted murder defendant Walter Holmes to three months for contempt of court on Feb. 27 after Holmes passionately claimed he... Read More

Homicide Case Declared a Mistrial

Details A homicide case was declared a mistrial on Oct. 24 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Daaon Spears, 18, was accused of murdering 16-year-old Deanta Dorsey during a shooting on the... Read More

Billingsley Pleads Guilty to Edmondson Avenue Attempted Murder

Details Jason Dean Billingsley pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted first-degree murder Aug. 26 for attempting to burn a woman and her boyfriend alive after sexually assaulting her in September... Read More

Phone’s Ownership Key Evidence in Murder Trial

Details Parties presented closing arguments on July 30 in the trial of a 24-year-old homicide defendant in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor, Jr. Devon Young is... Read More

New Trial Date Set for Attempted Murder Case

Details A new trial date was set on June 17 for the defendant in an attempted murder case after a water main break last Thursday delayed his hearing. Davon Coleman, 25,... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Receives New Trial Date

Details Attempted murder defendant Kenneth Oakley appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on April 3 to receive a new trial date for his alleged involvement in a... Read More

Opening Statements Heard in the Retrial of a 2020 Homicide Case

By Sophia Amoroso [former] - March 13, 2024
Court | Homicides | Shooting |

Details On March 13, counsel presented opening statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor in the homicide case against defendant Donnell Johnson. Johnson, 32, is charged with first-degree... 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

Trial Begins for Aspiring Rapper Accused of Attempted Murder

Details Counsel delivered opening statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor, Jr. on February 23 for 35-year-old attempted homicide defendant Jamal Piles. Piles is charged with 11 charges,... Read More

Trial Postponed in Non-Fatal Shooting on North Calhoun Avenue

Details On Oct. 4, defendant Michael Middleton, alongside his attorney Maureen O’Leary, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin H. Schreiber II for a scheduled trial. However, the prosecutor was... Read More

Missing and Corrupted Footage Causes Delay in South Loudon Avenue Murder Trial

Details A defendant was sent from trial to reception court in the Baltimore City Circuit court on Aug. 1 after his defense attorney asked the judge for a postponement because pieces... Read More

Defendant in 2023 Wilkins Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting CAse Make No Decision on Plea Offer

Details On July 17, stand-in defense attorney Jesse Stark advised a 2023 non-fatal shooting defendant to make no decision on a plea proposed by the prosecution. Stark informed Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa... Read More

Trial Postponed in 2022 Saint Georges Lane Homicide Case

Details A 33-year-old Baltimore resident charged with the murder of Andrew Smith had his trial postponed on June 21 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Preston Feaster,... Read More

Lexington Street 2022 Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea

Details An attempted murder defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn and rejected a plea offer during a scheduling hearing on April 4. Defendant Perry Brown rejected... Read More

Judge Reschedules Trial for 2020 Evergreen Street Murder

Details A 42-year-old Baltimore man was scheduled for trial on Monday, but his date was moved because he discharged his attorney. The prosecutor informed Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn that... Read More