Michael Tates, a security guard at ChrisT, a club on East Lombard Street near South Haven Street in Highlandtown, testified on Thursday in Baltimore Circuit Court about what led up to the deadly shooting of Kevin Torres on Nov. 7, 2022.

Keith Luckey faces charges of second-degree murder, use of a handgun during the commission of a crime of violence, reckless endangerment and related offenses in the deadly shooting of Kevin Torres on Nov. 7, 2022.

The National Public Defender Workload Study was released on Sept. 12 and is a collaboration between the RAND Corp., National Center for State Courts, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defense and Law Office of Stephen Hanlon in St. Louis.

Baltimore Circuit Judge Jeannie J. Hong described the facts and circumstances surrounding the death of 4-year-old Malachi Lawson as “unfathomable.”

Two people were killed and 28 others were wounded on July 2 in the mass shooting, which happened after 12:30 a.m. at the Brooklyn Homes housing project in Baltimore.

Maryland should be allowed to enact “common-sense gun laws,” Attorney General Anthony Brown said.

The rulings settle parts of a monthslong dispute in the case, though the judge did not hold the state’s attorneys office in contempt of court following delays and excuses for not sharing evidence that the defense requested.

David Caldwell, a supervisor at the Safe Streets outpost in Belair-Edison, is charged with illegally possessing ammunition.

Samuel Wise Jr., 24, of Baltimore County, was set to stand trial on Monday, but pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, use of a handgun during the commission of a crime of violence, and first-degree escape.

In a 2-1 opinion, the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that Maryland cannot enforce a law that requires people to get a license before they can buy a handgun.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit on Tuesday issued the 2-1 decision about Maryland’s handgun qualification license law.

Patrick Wojahn, a Democrat who served as the mayor of College Park from 2015 to 2023, was sentenced to 30 years in prison plus five years’ probation on 140 counts of possession and distribution of child pornography.

Cejus Watson pleaded guilty on Thursday to theft for leaving work, selling the cannabis at his tattoo shop in Baltimore County and going home before his shift ended on Sept. 29, 2022.

Jose Tapia is charged in two new cases with 53 counts including obstruction of justice, forgery and identity theft scheme.

“These cost-cutting measures employed by Hyundai and Kia at the expense of public safety are unacceptable,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said in a statement. “They have left our residents vulnerable to crime and are significantly burdening our police resources.”

Prosecutors once said Ethan Newberg, a more than 28-year veteran, engaged in a “pattern and practice of harassment and intimidation.”

Earl Lee, 27, is charged with first- and second-degree murder, use of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence and related offenses, according to court records.

Prosecutors with the Public Trust and Police Integrity Unit detailed their legal review on Thursday in separate reports posted online.

The Baltimore Banner recently obtained a spreadsheet through a Maryland Public Information Act request to the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office.

Federal prosecutors alleged Mosby lied about experiencing an “adverse financial consequence” to take advantage of a provision in the CARES Act to make an early withdrawal from her retirement account.