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Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea for Life

Details A 16-year-old homicide defendant rejected June 10 a plea offer for life before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Elijah Shannon is charged with first-degree murder, use of... Read More

Defendant Accused of Attempted Murder Pleads Guilty to Assault

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 19, 2022
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details A 33-year-old man accused of attempted murder entered a plea on April 19 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner. Hughie Martin, was initially charged with second-degree attempted... Read More

Attempted Homicide Defendant Faces Life After Rejecting 35-Year Plea

Details A 32-year-old Baltimore man accused of attempted murder last October faces a life sentence after rejecting a plea of 35 years on April 12 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Marcus... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Pleads Guilty

Details A 52-year-old Baltimore man involved in a non-fatal shooting accepted a plea offer of time served with three years supervised probation on April 8 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Plea Agreements at the Forefront as Jury Trials Resume

Details After a two-month hiatus in early 2022, Baltimore City Circuit Court resumed jury trials on March 7, with 12 homicide and non-fatal shooting trials scheduled throughout the week. Yet, only... Read More

Court’s Felony Backlog Cases Increase in February

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court’s backlog of felony cases increased for the first time in six months following a two-month hiatus in jury trials that began at the end of 2021.... Read More

Hearing 52-Year-Old Man Accused of Attempted Murder has Hearing Skipped

Details A Baltimore man accused of attempted murder has bail hearing skipped on March 4 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Phillip S. Jackson. Antonio Chase, 52, is charged with possession... Read More

Return to Justice: Courthouse Structure Limits Tech Advancement

By Andrew Michaels , Mackenzie Wright [former], Gabriella Salas [former], Brooke Uzzell [former] - March 3, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Featured |

Details The COVID-19 pandemic unexpectedly fast-tracked Baltimore City Circuit Court’s implementation of more video and audio technology. Yet, despite this imposed advancement, some defense attorneys aren’t convinced the age-old courthouse buildings... Read More

Trial Scheduled for Double Shooting Defendant

Details A Baltimore man charged with a non-fatal shooting received a new trial date in July on March 1 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn The 42-year-old defendant... Read More

Murder Defendant Trial Rescheduled for November

Details The trial of a 39-year-old homicide defendant who murdered a volunteer firefighter had his trial rescheduled until November on Feb. 1 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Daniel... Read More

21-Year-Old Baltimore Man Accused of Manslaughter Rejects Plea Offer

By Alyssia Davis [former] - January 11, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Suspects | Victims |

Details A Baltimore man accused of manslaughter rejected a plea offer for 10 years in prison on Jan. 10 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Schiffer. Robert Carter, 21, is... Read More

Co-Defendants Accused of Murder in May Will Return to Court in New Year

Details Defense counsel for two men accused of fatally shooting 34-year-old Tony Hedgspeth in May will return to reception court in the new year. Jamol Kingsborough and Christian St. Rose, both... Read More

Charges Dismissed Against Man Accused of October Homicide

Details The homicide case of a 35-year-old man accused of fatally shooting another man in October was dismissed on Nov. 19 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. During Friday’s bail review, counsel... Read More

Attempted Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea for Assault

Details A Baltimore man rejected a plea offer on Nov. 8 in connection to an attempted murder in September 2020. Hughie Martin, 33, is charged with attempted second-degree murder, first and... Read More

Case Dismissed Against Attempted Homicide Defendant

Details The case of an attempted homicide defendant was dismissed on Nov. 8 after the prosecution said her witness moved out of state and was no longer in contact with the... Read More

Bail Review Postponed for Murder Defendant

Details The bail review for a defendant who allegedly murdered a volunteer firefighter, which originally set for Oct. 18, was postponed due to the defense counsel not being available. Daniel Greene,... Read More

Homicide Co-Defendants Will Be Tried Separately

Details Two co-defendants charged with homicide will now be tried separately following a hearing on Oct. 12. Baltimore residents Sean Braxton-Carter, 33, and Tashonda Childs, 37, both face two counts of... Read More

Trial Date Postponed for Murder of Firefighter

Details The trial for the murder of a volunteer firefighter originally set for Sept. 8 was postponed due to the defense counsel’s illness. Daniel Greene, 39, is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Judge Rejects Prosecution’s Plea Offer in Vehicular Manslaughter Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn rejected a plea offer during reception court on July 20 in the case of a Baltimore man who allegedly hit and killed... Read More

Homicide Cases Fill Reception Court Docket

Details Multiple homicide cases filled Thursday’s docket in Baltimore City Circuit Court, including two pairs of homicide co-defendants from incidents in 2020. Baltimore residents Brelan Handy and Kenneth Smith were arrested... Read More

Second Trial Date Set for Baltimore Man Accused in 2017 Nightclub Shooting

Details A 24-year-old man who allegedly shot a security guard at a Dundalk nightclub in 2017 received his trial date at the Baltimore City Circuit Court on July 8. Judge Melissa... Read More

Three Co-Defendants Get Trial Date in Homicide Case

Details A motions trial was set for three co-defendants in a homicide case at the Baltimore City Circuit Court on June 21. Matthew Talley, a 29-year-old Baltimore resident, is charged with... Read More