2015–2021 Term Report

CONVICTION
INTEGRITY UNIT
Ă In November, David Morris was exonerated after nearly 17
years in prison for a murder he did not commit. Morris was
convicted in 2005 for the murder of Mustafa Carter and was
sentenced to life suspend all but fifty years.
Ă In December, Paul Madison had his murder conviction
overturned and was released after 30 years in prison. The
case against Madison rested almost exclusively on the
uncorroborated testimony of a jailhouse informant who was
promised a deal to testify in exchange for dropping felony
narcotics and handgun charges.
SENTENCING
REVIEW UNIT
Ă In April, 55 year old Donald Braxton was released after
serving nearly 40 years in prison for the 1981 fatal shooting of
Dr. George Franklin Phillips during a failed robbery attempt.
Six teenagers, including Mr. Braxton, were arrested for the
crime. He was 16 years-old at the time of the crime.
Ă In June, 64 year old Kenneth Maurice Tucker, believed to be
one of the longest-serving “juvenile lifers” in Maryland was
released. Tucker was 17 years old at the time of the crime
and spent the last 46 years in prison. In May, 52 year old
Carnell Scott was released after serving 34 years in prison. A
jury found Scott guilty for the fatal shooting of Melvin Louis
Wilson, 83, during a failed robbery attempt which occurred
when Scott was 17 years old.
POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE
AFFAIRS VICTORIES
Ă JUVENILE RESTORATION ACT: This bill ended life
sentences without parole for juveniles, and would allow
courts to reconsider the sentence of juveniles who
have spent a minimum of 20 years in prison and have
demonstrated that they’re no longer a danger to the public.
Ă MARYLAND POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2021:
This legislation includedv numerous police reform bills that
signify the end of community-damaging police tactics and
the beginning of a holistic approach to law enforcement. It
includes the following bills:
• HB670 - POLICE DISCIPLINE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
PROGRAMS AND PROCEDURES
• SB71 - BODY-WORN CAMERAS, EMPLOYEE PROGRAMS,
AND USE OF FORCE
• SB600 - SURPLUS MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND
INVESTIGATION OF DEATHS CAUSED BY POLICE
OFFICERS;
CRIME CONTROL & PREVENTION
AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
42 152
VIRTUAL JUNIOR
STATE’S ATTORNEYS
ALMOST
3000
YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES
PARTICIPATED IN THE VIRTUAL
#BMOREPOPUP’S
VICTIMS AND WITNESS SERVICES
O V E R
12,600
VICTIMS AND WITNESSES
OF CRIME SERVED
711
SURVIVORS OF HOMICIDE OFFERED
COUNSELING SESSIONS
VIOLENT OFFENDERS
Ă Davon Roberts was sentenced to 80 years in
prison after shooting at two women, striking
one in the face and chest.
Ă Anthony Michael Bryant was convicted
of several charges for dragging a woman
into an alley at screwdriver point and was
subsequently sentenced on November 1
with the maximum penalty totaling 43
years in prison.
Ă Arnold Johnson was sentenced to the
maximum penalty of Life plus 20 years
for the first-degree murder of Maryann
Wellington after shooting her in the head in
her kitchen.
Ă Dayon Cooper was handed-down a Life
sentence for the First Degree Murder of
Cameron Anderson on June 12, 2018. The
victim was listening to music on his back
porch when Cooper drove by and shot him.
AIM TO B’MORE PARTICIPANTS
SINCE 2015
NEARLY
150
STUDENTS ENGAGED
WITH GREAT EXPECTATIONS
128
VICTIMS AND WITNESSES
OF CRIME RELOCATED
Ă BPD Officer Welton Simpson Jr., was
convicted of all charges for offenses that
occurred while he was an officer on January
17, 2020 including, False Statement to Law
Enforcement and one count of Misconduct
in Office.
Ă Keith Smith, 55, was convicted by a
Baltimore City jury of all charges for the fatal
stabbing of his wife, Jacquelyn Smith, age
54. Smith faces a maximum penalty of Life
plus three years. This case gained notoriety
after Smith conspired with his daughter to
blame a panhandler for Jacquelyn’s death.
• HB178 - SEARCH WARRANTS AND INSPECTION
OF RECORDS RELATING TO POLICE MISCONDUCT -
“Anton’s Law”
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