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Prosecutors defend verdict in teen’s murder
Prosecutors admit they presented new evidence during closing arguments in the case of murdered North Carolina teenager Phylicia Barnes, but say their “isolated comments” are not a reason to grant Michael Maurice Johnson’s request for a new trial, because they were simply responding to arguments made by defense attorneys.
Multimillion-dollar class action filed against Hopkins by gynecologist’s former patients
The Johns Hopkins Hospital is facing a multimillion-dollar class action lawsuit and other litigation in connection with the actions of Dr. Nikita Levy, 54, a former gynecologist at the hospital who committed suicide earlier this week in the midst of an investigation into allegations that he recorded photos and video images of his patients.
Attorneys file for new trial in Barnes murder
Attorneys for Michael Maurice Johnson, the man convicted earlier this month of killing North Carolina teenager Phylicia Barnes, have filed a motion asking for a new trial. In the motion, […]
Pratt’s phone lawsuit dismissed
A judge has dismissed the lawsuit filed by Baltimore City Comptroller Joan Pratt over Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s plan to work with Rockville-based Digicon Corp. to install an Internet-based phone system for city employees.
Johnson’s defense team will seek new trial on claim he killed Barnes
Defense attorneys for Michael Maurice Johnson say they will fight his second-degree murder conviction, handed down Wednesday morning in Baltimore City Circuit Court.
Jury to decide fate of Phylicia Barnes’ accused killer
Defense attorneys in the murder trial of Michael Maurice Johnson, who is accused of killing North Carolina teenager Phylicia Barnes, called just one witness Monday morning before resting their case.
Detective in Barnes case questioned about his own conduct
Daniel Nicholson IV, the lead detective in the Phylicia Barnes case, testified Thursday in the murder trial of Michael Maurice Johnson, the accused killer of North Carolina teenager Phylicia Barnes, that he was not “formally” notified that he is being investigated for the actions he allegedly took when his own daughter went missing.
Witness claims he saw Johnson with Phylicia Barnes’ body
The murder trial of Michael Maurice Johnson took a dramatic turn Wednesday with the testimony of two key witnesses: a petty criminal who said he saw Phylicia Barnes’ dead body in Johnson’s room, and the lead detective in the case who is currently suspended from the city police department
Trial continues in case against man accused of killing Phylicia Barnes
One of the Baltimore City police officers involved in investigating the disappearance of Phylicia Barnes acknowledged Tuesday that no blood or DNA from anyone was recovered from fibers taken from the apartment where the North Carolina teen was staying when she visited Baltimore.
Jury sees explicit video in Barnes murder trial
Phylicia Barnes’ half-sister Deena Barnes admitted Monday in the murder trial of Michael Maurice Johnson that she gave her 16-year-old sister alcohol and described seeing Johnson, who was also her boyfriend, make sexual advances towards Phylicia in June 2010.
Police owe $500K to teen left miles from home
A jury has awarded damages of $500,000 to a teenager who entered a police van near his home in West Baltimore and was dropped off hours later near Patapsco Valley State Park in Howard County without his shoes, cell phone or any way of getting home.
Prosecutors say they have witness who saw Phylicia Barnes’ body
Prosecutors in the murder trial of Michael Maurice Johnson, the accused killer of North Carolina teenager Phylicia Barnes, revealed during opening statements Friday they have a witness who says he saw Barnes’ dead body.
