2015–2021 Term Report
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CONVICTION<br />
INTEGRITY UNIT<br />
Ă In May of 2016 the Conviction Integrity Unit secured its first<br />
exoneree since restructuring and successfully exonerated<br />
Malcolm Bryant for the second degree murder<br />
of 16-year-old Toni Bullock. Bryant had spent 17 years behind<br />
bars.<br />
POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE<br />
AFFAIRS VICTORIES<br />
Ă ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR REPEAT<br />
DRUNK DRIVERS: Increased the maximum penalties for<br />
repeat offenders who kill or seriously injure someone<br />
while driving under the influence or impaired.<br />
Ă INCREASED MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR SECOND<br />
DEGREE MURDER: Included in the Justice Reinvestment<br />
Act, increases the maximum penalty for second degree<br />
murder from 30 to 40 years.<br />
Ă PRETRIAL RELEASE FOR CONVICTED OFFENDERS:<br />
Prohibited District Court Commissioners from authorizing<br />
the pretrial release of a defendant charged with certain<br />
firearm crimes if they have a previous crime of violence<br />
conviction.<br />
Ă ANIMAL FIGHTING PARAPHERNALIA: Prohibits the<br />
possession of dogfighting paraphernalia.<br />
Ă DEFINITION OF STALKING AND HARASSMENT: Enabled<br />
Maryland judges to treat harassment and destruction of<br />
property like other types abuse and protect victims from<br />
potentially escalating abusers.<br />
Ă INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN: Created a<br />
special fund to investigate and prosecute internet-based<br />
crimes and sexual exploitation of children.<br />
Ă SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS AND PREVENTION:<br />
Required the State Board of Education and certain<br />
nonpublic schools to develop and implement ageappropriate<br />
programs relating to sexual assault awareness<br />
and prevention.<br />
VIOLENT OFFENDERS<br />
CRIME CONTROL & PREVENTION<br />
AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT<br />
30<br />
JUNIOR STATE’S ATTORNEYS<br />
4<br />
COURT IN THE COMMUNITY<br />
EVENTS HOSTED<br />
Topics Covered in<br />
2016 Included:<br />
• Homicide<br />
• Domestic Violence<br />
• Expungement<br />
• LGBTQIA+ and the<br />
criminal justice system<br />
VICTIM AND WITNESS SERVICES<br />
OVER<br />
3400<br />
VICTIMS AND WITNESSES<br />
OF CRIME SERVED<br />
1,881<br />
SURVIVORS OF HOMICIDE OFFERED<br />
COUNSELING SESSIONS<br />
42<br />
AIM TO B’MORE PARTICIPANTS<br />
SINCE 2015<br />
Over 3,300 community services hours completed<br />
by AIM To B’More participants<br />
30<br />
STUDENTS ENGAGED<br />
WITH GREAT EXPECTATIONS<br />
Great Expectations hosted at<br />
William Penderhughes Elementary<br />
School in West Baltimore.<br />
131<br />
VICTIMS AND WITNESSES<br />
OF CRIME RELOCATED<br />
In 2016, the SAO reinstituted the popular Crime Victims Emergency Fund Run/<br />
Walk, supporting victims of crime in Baltimore City. 2016 was the first year the<br />
SAO hosted this event since 2012. Over 100 individuals braved the cool, rainy<br />
weather on that day to race 3.2 miles through downtown Baltimore for Victims<br />
of Crime and their families.<br />
Ă Secured conviction of Bagada Dionas for the 2007 double<br />
murder of Wayne and Maurice White.<br />
Ă Secured Conviction of<br />
Rashid Mayo, a public<br />
enemy #1, for his role in<br />
the tragic death of one year<br />
old Carter Scott in 2013<br />
and sentenced to two life<br />
sentences plus 45 years.<br />
Ă Using cell-site technology,<br />
BPD and the SAO brought<br />
to justice Andre Mixon,<br />
convicted of first degree<br />
murder and use of handgun<br />
in the commission of a<br />
crime of violence.<br />
Ă Convicted former BGF<br />
hitman Kenneth “Slay”<br />
Jones, he was one of nearly<br />
50 indicted in a massive<br />
investigation of BGF.<br />
Ă Christopher Goode, public<br />
enemy #1, was convicted<br />
in the attempted murder of<br />
his daughter’s mother.<br />
<strong>2015–2021</strong> TERM REPORT<br />
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