Warren Brown Archives - Baltimore Witness

Details On May 15, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer heard a motion by defense attorney Warren Brown to be released as counsel for Marcus Lilly, 42. Lilly and... Read More

Teens Plead Guilty to Minor Charges for Brooklyn Day Mass Shooting

Details Two teenagers pleaded guilty to assault and weapons charges for their suspected involvement in a Brooklyn Day mass shooting last summer. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Geller presided... Read More

Kingsville Resident Pleads Guilty to Shooting at Process Server in 2021

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge agreed to defer the sentence of non-fatal shooting defendant Michael Crispino on Jan. 22 to give counsel time to finalize the treatment programs to... Read More

Man Accepts 15 Year Plea for Girlfriend’s Attempted Murder in 2022

Details A 29-year-old Baltimore man pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of his girlfriend following an agreement between defense counsel and the prosecution on Jan. 17. Samal Chavis accepted the assistant... Read More

Judge Sentences Woman to 10 Years in Prison For Luring Victim to His Death

Details A 39-year-old woman was sentenced to a decade in prison on Dec. 22 for her role in the murder of 29-year-old victim Marvin Kosh nearly three years ago. Tashonda Childs... Read More

Judge Postpones Shooting Defendant’s Trial Again

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton postponed a non-fatal shooting defendant’s trial on Sept. 26 due to the prosecutor’s poor health. Michael Crispino is charged with two counts... Read More

Judge Continues Scheduling Hearing in 2018 Double Vehicular Manslaughter Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn entered a continuance on Aug. 23 for a hearing regarding a Baltimore man charged with manslaughter. Judge Phinn issued this continuance at... Read More

Self-Defense or Murder: What Happened in the Trial of the Squeegee Boy?

Details “I’m not here because Timothy Reynolds died, I’m here because Tavon Scott lived,” said the defense attorney in the closing arguments of Scott’s murder trial on July 24. Also under... Read More

Poor Police Investigation Behind Defendant’s 2017 E. Pratt Street Murder Charges, Defense Argues

Details Five and a half years after the murder of 31-year-old volunteer firefighter Jon Hickey, his accused killer, homicide defendant Daniel Greene, began his jury trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

Convicted 24-Year-Old Murder Defendant Who Cut Victim 76 Times Asks for Reduced Sentence

Details On May 3, defense attorney Warren Brown explained to Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie Hong that a “NCR would be the best of both worlds” because his client had... Read More

Bullet Holes Found Outside Victim’s Home ‘Not Fresh’ or Consistent with Defendant’s Alleged Firearm, Prosecutor Says

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge released a 37-year-old Baltimore man on home detention on May 2 after a prosecutor revealed that the bullet holes found on the outside of... Read More

Out-of-State Witness Causes Prosecution to Place Attempted Murder Case on Stet Docket

Details A defendant accepted the stet status for her 2022 attempted murder case on April 12 after a key witness remained out of state for trial. The prosecution stated that they... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Parksley Road Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant

Details On April 12, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn postponed the start of trial for a non-fatal shooting defendant. Defendant Michael Crispino, who is represented by Warren Brown, was set to start... Read More

Prosecutor Occupied with Another Case, Judge Schedules New Date for Attempted Murder Trial

Details The start of a trial for a man accused of attempted-murder was postponed on Feb. 14 due to the assigned prosecutor being in court for another case. Defendant Jose Lewis,... Read More

Prosecutor Nolle Pros Homicide Case Due to Witness Dying of an Overdose

Details On Feb. 6, the prosecutor of two co-defendants facing murder charges entered a nolle pros in both cases before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong due to the... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Receives Trial Date for 2022 Chapel Street Homicide

Details A Baltimore woman charged with attempted murder received a trial date during her reception court hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Jan. 26. The prosecutor notified the court... Read More

Woman Accused of Fatally Stabbing Roommate Opts For Plea in the Middle of Bench Trial

Details A Baltimore woman from the Easterwood neighborhood opted to plead guilty to fatally stabbing 47-year-old Veronica Freeman in 2020 rather than proceed with a bench trial on Jan. 25. Leah... Read More

Prosecutor Not Yet Assigned to Case of 15-Year-Old Squeegee Shooter

Details The Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office anticipates assigning a prosecutor to the case of 15-year-old Tavon Scott in the new year for the fatal shooting of Timothy Reynolds in July. Scott is... Read More

Baltimore Man Denied Bail in Murder of Voluntary Firefighter

Details A Baltimore man charged with the murder of a volunteer firefighter in 2017 was denied bail due to being a threat to public safety on Nov. 18 before Baltimore City... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing for 15-Year-Old Murder Defendant

Details During a Nov. 21 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn issued a continuance for a 15-year-old murder defendant as parties await the selection of a new prosecutor. The defendant... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects 35-Year Plea

Details A Baltimore man charged with first-degree murder rejected a plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Aug. 29. Jose Lewis, 25, is charged with first and... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooter Agrees to Plea, Will Be Sentenced in October

Details A 33-year-old non-fatal shooting defendant will return to Baltimore City Circuit Court for sentencing in October after agreeing to plead guilty to a weapons charge on Aug. 30. Defense attorney... Read More

Manslaughter Defendant Scheduled for 2023 Trial

By Lucy Kim [former] - August 2, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details A 21-year-old Baltimore man charged with manslaughter had his trial scheduled for January 2023 on Aug. 2 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Robert Carter, is charged... Read More

Judge Schedules Homicide Co-Defendants’ Trial for February 2023

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a homicide trial for two co-defendants, who were not offered plea deals as of July 7, for February 2023. Deonte Marvin... Read More