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Victim Reported Shooting Weeks After Incident, Defense Says in Cliftview Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details A Baltimore City prosecutor argued that the victim specifically identified 30-year-old Courtney Sykes as the woman who attempted to shoot her in May 2022. Sykes is currently facing multiple attempted murder, assault,... Read More

Homicide Trial Delayed Four Months After Judge Objects to Witness’ Remote Testimony

Details The retrial of a man charged with the murder of his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend was postponed until May after a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge objected to a witness testifying remotely.... Read More

Circuit Court Judge Schedules Trial for Attempted Murder Defendant

Details On Dec. 2, a Baltimore resident accused of attempted murder rejected a plea of 25 years for first-degree assault before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Courtney Sykes and... Read More

Daughter Describes Father’s Death ‘Over a Piece of Paper’ During Defendant’s Sentencing

Details A convicted homicide defendant was sentenced to life plus 20 years with the first five years without parole on Nov. 14 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana Middleton. Jaqwaun Owens was... Read More

Defense Requests Additional Mental Health Evaluation for Murder Defendant Despite Proven Competency

Details Notwithstanding prior testing deeming a murder defendant competent, his defense attorney requested an additional mental health screening on Nov. 7. Major Kinchen, 32, is charged with first-degree murder, use of... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Competency for Trial Could Be Overturned Based on Results of Independent Eval

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge granted defense counsel’s postponement request on Oct. 6, as he and his client await the results of an independent mental health evaluation. Major Kinchen,... Read More

Judge Rules Homicide Defendant Competent for Trial Following Evaluation

Details A 32-year-old Baltimore man charged with first-degree murder was deemed competent by Circuit Court Medical evaluation on Sept. 14 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin. Defense attorney Matthew... Read More

Convicted Homicide Defendant’s Hearing Postponed Due to Absent Prosecutor

Details The sentencing hearing for a 26-year-old Baltimore resident was postponed on Aug. 23 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana Middleton because the prosecutor has COVID-19. A motion for sentencing... Read More

Man Accused of Stabbing Ex’s Boyfriend Set for 2023 Retrial

Details The retrial for a man accused of fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend in 2017 is scheduled for a retrial in the new year. Jason Alcindor, 37, was sentenced to 30... Read More

Judge Requires Prosecutor to Provide Witness List to Defense Within 10 Days for Murder Case of Baltimore Police Officer

Details In an effort to prepare for the trial of accused cop killer Travon Shaw, defense counsel argued on June 24 that the prosecution disclosed over 100 hours of video footage... Read More

Defense Attorney Alerts Court of Discovery Issues in Killing of Baltimore Police Officer Case

Details Defense counsel for one of the co-defendants charged for the murder of Baltimore Police Department Officer Keona Holley said the assistant state’s attorney did not release its witness list during... Read More

Victim’s Mother Says Her Son’s Death was a ‘Deep, Intrinsic Loss’

Details The mother of a homicide victim said her son’s death was a deep and intrinsic loss to her and her family during an impact statement in Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

Baltimore Man Found Not Guilty of Attempted Murder in Shooting of a Two-Year-Old Boy

Details A Baltimore man charged with the non-fatal shooting of a two-year-old boy in a road-rage incident was found not guilty for attempted murder on Nov. 12. Javon Johnson, 36, was... Read More

Grandmother of Two-Year-Old Shot in Road Rage Incident Testifies

Details A grandmother of a two-year-old toddler who was shot during an alleged road rage incident in 2019 testified that the shooter followed her and continued to fire at her vehicle... Read More

Acquitted: Mother of Victim’s Girlfriend Testifies at Murder Trial

Details Editor’s note: The defendant was acquitted of charges in this case. The trial of a 33-year-old Baltimore man who allegedly killed a man continued on Nov. 5 with testimony from the... Read More

Man Accepts Guilty Plea for Fatally Stabbing His Partner

Details A 31-year-old Baltimore man will serve seven years in prison in connection to the death of his partner in December 2020. Billy Johnson was originally charged with second-degree murder and... Read More

Acquitted: Homicide Defendant Wrongly Accused, Defense Says

Details Editor’s note: The defendant was acquitted of charges in this case. Testimony of a homicide victim’s girlfriend was questioned Nov. 4 as defense counsel argued that their client was wrongly accused... Read More

Alleged Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea

Details Homicide defendant Al Gaymon III had a trial date set for May 2022 after rejecting a plea offer on Nov. 4. According to CBS Baltimore, officers found 32-year-old Lewis Wright... Read More

Case of Baltimore Man Charged with Murdering Partner Listed As Inactive

Details The case of a Baltimore man charged with fatally stabbing his partner was listed as inactive during reception court on Sept. 24 before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland.... Read More

Homicide Case Involving Gang Members Not Heard During Reception Court

Details The homicide case of two 20-year-old gang members was not heard on Aug. 11 during reception court at Baltimore City Circuit Court, despite being scheduled on the docket. Baltimore residents... Read More

Co-Defendants Get Trial Date in Double Homicide

Details Two co-defendants accused of shooting and killing two people in 2019 rejected plea offers on July 28 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. According to the Baltimore... Read More

Two Remanded Cases Heard During Reception Court

Details The case of a Baltimore resident who allegedly killed a man by stabbing him 26 times was heard during reception court at the Baltimore Circuit Court on July 9. Jason... Read More

Homicide Defendant Gets New Trial Date

Details Four years after an incident occurred, a homicide defendant, who was previously facing a 30-year sentence, got a new trial date during postponement court on June 28 in the Baltimore... Read More