Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a trial date after a defendant rejected a plea of 20 years for attempted murder on Feb. 27. During Tuesday’s hearing, defendant Quejeebah Stinnette…
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“I still maintain my innocence,” said a Baltimore man convicted of second-degree murder during his sentencing hearing on March 2 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. On Jan….
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A man charged with the murder of 24-year-old Tyrell Johnson-Woods received a trial date during reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on March 3. During the hearing, defendant Devon…
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An attempted murder defendant rejected a 30-year plea offered by prosecutors on Feb. 22 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. James Sutton and his defense counsel Andre Mahasa, a…
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An attempted murder defendant rejected a plea offered by the prosecution on Feb. 22 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Samal Chavis and his defense counsel Todd Oppenheim, a…
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A Baltimore man will have to wait a few days to begin trial in his attempted murder case due to the prosecutor assigned to the case being in trial for…
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A defendant charged with first and second-degree murder rejected a plea offer and was assigned a new trial date on Feb. 8. Defendant Darius Peay appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa…
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An attempted murder defendant received a trial date on Feb. 6 after rejecting a life plea offered by prosecutors. Defendant Quinton Hillery was offered a plea of life, suspending all…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn granted a trial postponement due to the defendant’s defense counsel being unavailable to proceed on Feb. 1. During a Wednesday hearing before Judge Nicole Barmore,…
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The absence of an attorney for the public defender’s office forced a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge to postpone the start of trial for a Baltimore man accused of attempted…
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“Did you shoot Mr. Hood?” “No, sir, I did not.” This exchange between 37-year-old Harry Cokley and his defense attorney, James Sweeting III, was the beginning of the defendant’s testimony on Jan….
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“Some people cheat. Some people get caught. Some people get punished.” This was the prosecutor’s summation of the case against homicide defendant Harry Cokley who began a jury trial on Jan. 4…
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A Baltimore man charged with murder had his trial date set before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Dec 2. Defendant Bryon Lewis, who is represented by James Sweeting…
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On Dec. 2, a Baltimore man rejected a plea of life for first-degree murder before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Byron Erin Lewis and his defense counsel James Sweeting III, rejected…
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During a Dec. 1 reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn presided over counsels as a defendant accused of attempted murder rejected a plea offer posed by the…
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On Nov. 7, a defendant facing 50 counts, including first-degree murder, armed robbery, and reckless endangerment, rejected a plea offer from the prosecutor. Donye Thompson appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge…
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A murder defendant had his hearing to schedule his trial date continued by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn for a day on Oct. 26 after his defense…
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During reception court on Oct. 25 Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial date for a Baltimore resident charged with attempted first-degree murder. Defendant Michael Reed requested to…
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A 19-year-old Baltimore man charged with attempted murder received new defense counsel on Oct. 11 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Michael Reed is charged with second-degree murder,…
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On Sept. 29, two co-defendants charged with assault, one of them charged with attempted murder, had their trial date set before Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Daron Smith and…
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A 38-year-old Baltimore man, who was convicted in a non-fatal shooting in 2019, had his retrial postponed on Sept.27 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn due to him recently…
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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…
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A jury found Davon Little guilty of seven charges in the non-fatal shooting of Rasheed Jones, who the day before, pleaded guilty for returning gunfire in a gas station shootout….
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A 37-year-old Baltimore man rejected a plea of life without parole on Aug. 22, setting in motion his trial in January 2023. Harry Cokley is charged with first-degree murder and…
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