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Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Plea, Avoids Trial

Details An attempted murder case initially set to begin trial on Dec. 12 ended in a plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Defendant Eric Harcum, who is represented by Derrick Hamlin, accepted... Read More

Prosecution Holds Up Trial for Attempted Murder Defendant Due to Unaddressed Motions

By Ashleigh Joplin [former] - December 13, 2022
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Details An attempted murder defendant, who was scheduled to start his trial on Dec. 12, had his hearing pushed to March before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn due... Read More

Judge Issues Continuance to Murder Defendant

By Ashley Brown [former] - December 9, 2022
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Details During a Dec. 8 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn issued a continuance to a murder defendant whose defense attorney has neglected to visit him since his appointment... Read More

Police Arrest and Charge Son With Murdering His Mother Following Dispute

Details On Dec. 7, 2022, at approximately 2:51 p.m., Northeast District patrol officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to a home on the 2400 block of Gainsborough Court for... Read More

Homicide Investigation Underway in Northern District

Details Northern District homicide detectives for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are looking for answers related to the murder of an adult male on Dec. 7. On Wednesday, at approximately 2:53... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects Plea Offer and Claims Mistreatment in Baltimore Prison

By Ashley Brown [former] - December 6, 2022
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Details During a Dec. 5 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn presided over counsels as a 46-year-old defendant accused of perpetrating a non-fatal shooting rejected a plea... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial Date for 19-Year-Old Involved in Co-Defendant Homicide Matter

By Ashley Brown [former] - December 6, 2022
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn set a trial date for a 19-year-old man involved in a co-defendant murder matter during a Dec. 5 reception court proceeding. James Boisseau faces several charges,... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Defendant Accused of Non-Fatal Shooting

By Ashley Brown [former] - December 2, 2022
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Details During a Dec. 1 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn presided over parties as they scheduled a trial date for a defendant accused of perpetrating a... Read More

Fatal Crash Kills Two on W. Northern Parkway

Details On Nov. 27, officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to a single vehicle crash on the 1900 block of W. Northern Parkway that resulted in the death of... Read More

Vehicular Manslaughter Defendant Receives Trial Date

By Ashleigh Joplin [former] - November 16, 2022
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Details A defendant charged with vehicular manslaughter was scheduled for trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Nov. 16. The defendant Brittany Julius is charged with vehicular manslaughter and... Read More

Trial Date Set for Defendant in 2018 Francis Street Murder

By Ashleigh Joplin [former] - November 16, 2022
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Details On Nov. 16, a trial date was scheduled for a murder defendant before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Damien Woods is charged with first-degree murder, use of... Read More

Judge Grants Continuance to Murder Defendant Accused of Stabbing Girlfriend

By Ashley Brown [former] - November 8, 2022
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Details During a Nov. 7 reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn issued a continuance to a murder defendant who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend. Michael Allen is charged... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Alleged ‘39 Babies’ Gang Members

Details During a Nov. 7 Baltimore reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn set a trial date for alleged gang members accused of murder, among other crimes. Karon... Read More

Teen Walks-In to Hospital Suffering from Gunshot Wound

Details Southwest District officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are looking into a non-fatal shooting of a teen on Nov. 5. On Saturday, at approximately 11:00 p.m., patrol officers responded... Read More

Police Arrest Suspect in Russell Street Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - November 4, 2022
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Details The Southern District of the Baltimore Police Department have arrested a suspect allegedly connected to a shooting on Oct. 17. On Oct. 24, at approximately 10:37 a.m., investigators arrested 31-year-old... Read More

Retrial for 2014 Triple Shooting Set for April 2023

By Ashleigh Joplin [former] - October 27, 2022
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Details Prosecutors did not have a plea to offer a second-degree murder defendant up for retrial during reception court on Oct. 26 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial Date for Double Homicide Defendant

Details On Oct. 11, a trial was scheduled for a 29-year-old double homicide defendant before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Deamonte Spencer is charged with two counts of... Read More

Trial Date Set For Teen Accused of Murder

By Dalen Berry [former] - September 30, 2022
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Details Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled the start of trial on Sept. 29.for a murder defendant accused of trying to avenge his associates brothers death. Jimmy Murphy is being... Read More

Baltimore Woman Accused of a Non-Fatal Shooting Accepts Plea

Details A Baltimore woman accepted a plea agreement on Sept. 13 in connection with two crimes that took place on Sept. 22, 2021. The prosecution offered a plea to the defendant... Read More

Sentencing for Man Convicted of Manslaughter Postponed to Allow Victim’s Mother to Attend

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton on Sept. 9 postponed the sentencing for a man convicted of voluntary manslaughter to allow the victim’s mother to be present. The... Read More

Judge’s Disapproval Leads to Altered Plea for Non-Fatal Shooter

Details A non-fatal shooting defendant’s defense counsel agreed to an alteration of his client’s plea offer on Sept. 9 when Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John Howard questioned the original plea... Read More

Trial Date Set For Defendant in 2021 Orleans Street Homicide

Details A trial date was set on Sept. 8 for a man charged with first-degree murder before Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defense attorney James Sweeting III told Judge Phinn... Read More

Prosecution Enters Nolle Pros for Gun Defendant

Details On Sept. 7, the reception hearing for a Baltimore man allegedly involved in a shooting was nolle pros by the prosecutor before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. ... Read More

Judge Grants Postponement in Home Invasion Murder Trial Due to New Evidence

Details State prosecutors and defense attorneys for two co-defendants charged with murder agreed to a joint request for a trial postponement, which was approved by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie... Read More