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Sage Cho
- June 5, 2025
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Details Deonte Anthony Simms, 32, and his defense attorney withdrew a not criminally responsible (NCR) plea in Baltimore City Circuit Court’s mental health division on June 4. Judge Gale E. Rasin... Read More
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Kabir Broker
- June 4, 2025
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn transferred the case of Deonte Anthony Simms to mental health court on June 3 following defense attorney Michael Tomko’s concerns about his... Read More
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Maya St. Hillaire
- June 3, 2025
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Timothy J. Doory heard a request to postpone the trial of Deonte Anthony Simms on June 2. Simms, 32, is charged with illegal possession of... Read More
By
Carmen Gregg [former]
- March 24, 2025
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Details Jury selection for Levar Cooper‘s fourth murder trial began on March 24. Over the span of four years, Cooper has had three mistrials, all ending in a hung jury. The... Read More
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Sage Cho
, Ziqi Zhou [former] - February 18, 2025
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Details A man found guilty of a March 2023 mass shooting that killed two and injured six received two life sentences and 120 years on Feb. 18. Jabre Griffith, 19, was... Read More
By
Andrew Michaels
- January 22, 2025
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Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge sentenced 31-year-old Kwante Betters to more than half of a century in prison on Jan. 21 for the murder of Stephon Stinnett outside Norma... Read More
By
Sage Cho
- January 16, 2025
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Details On Jan. 15, counsel gave closing statements in 25-year-old Darrean Fleming’s homicide trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn S. Mays. Fleming was charged with two counts of first-degree... Read More
By
Laura Van Pate [former]
- January 15, 2025
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Details A police detective testified against a homicide defendant on Jan. 14 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Darrean Fleming, 25, along with his co-defendants 22-year-old Wesley Lambert and 24-year-old Garry Morris,... Read More
By
Ben Andreseen [former]
- December 12, 2024
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Details The third day of testimony in a homicide trial began on Dec. 9 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays. Dominic Miller, 29, is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More
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Sage Cho
- December 6, 2024
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Details Opening statements in a murder trial were heard before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays on Dec. 5. Dominic Miller, 29, is charged with first-degree murder, firearm usage... Read More
By
Andrew Michaels
- November 20, 2024
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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
By
Laura Van Pate [former]
- November 12, 2024
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Details A defense attorney claimed his client is an outstanding family man and falsely accused during a closing argument in a homicide case on November 12 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. ... Read More
By
Andrew Michaels
- November 4, 2024
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Details “There’s no such thing as the perfect murder” and according to Baltimore City prosecutors, defendant Jabre Griffith proves their point with the alleged killing of Ernest Hall and Micah Young—back-to-back... Read More
By
Khanh Nguyen [former]
- September 27, 2024
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Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court jury found a 30-year-old defendant guilty of multiple charges for the killing of a 29-year-old man despite his claims of self-defense. Kwante Betters was found... Read More
By
Andrew Michaels
- September 26, 2024
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Details A 30-year-old Baltimore man and his defense counsel put forth an argument of self-defense in the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Stephon Stinnett last September, claiming Stinnett was armed with “a... Read More
By
Laura Van Pate [former]
- September 25, 2024
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Details A Baltimore Police Department (BPD) detective provided details of a homicide investigation during a hearing on Sept. 24 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. The defendant, 30-year-old Kwante Betters, is accused... Read More
By
Andrew Michaels
- September 23, 2024
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Details East Baltimore Street was crowded outside Norma Jean’s adult entertainment club over Labor Day weekend in 2023 when Kwante Betters was accused of shooting and killing 29-year-old Stephon Stinnett. At... Read More
By
Ziqi Zhou [former]
- June 18, 2024
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland has scheduled a new trial date for one of the defendants in a Pimlico Road murder case on June 18 after a... Read More
By
Laura Van Pate [former]
- June 4, 2024
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Details “My client is innocent, and do not let the state convict an innocent man,” said a defense attorney to a Baltimore City Circuit Court jury during opening statements at his... Read More
By
Kyle Pellegrino [former]
- May 2, 2024
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Details A homicide defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams to hear the verdict in his latest trial. However, there was none. On April 29, alongside his... Read More
By
Kavya Vandavasi [former]
- May 1, 2024
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for a 46-year-old homicide defendant on May 1. Levar Cooper is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in... Read More
By
Andrew Michaels
- April 24, 2024
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Details Before an identifying witness is expected to take the stand, defense counsel for homicide defendant Levar Cooper asked jurors to question the credibility of the witness’ impending testimony, claiming he... Read More