On Sept. 12, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn ruled to continue the hearing for a defendant charged with first-degree murder. Defense attorney Brandon Patterson was present in…
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On Sept. 7, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a hearing for an attempted murder defendant because neither counsel wasn’t present when the hearing was called. Due to…
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On Sept. 6, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a hearing for two defendants, Daquan Hawks and Leonard Joyner, charged with first-degree murder. Hawks, 20, is charged with…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a 2021 murder defendant’s scheduling hearing to Oct. 24, with the trial date anticipated sometime in January. At the reception hearing…
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Defendant Davon Evans appeared in reception court in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Sept. 6. With the advice of his attorney, Deborah Warner-Dennis, he…
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The trial for homicide defendant Knowledge Hamilton was postponed Sept. 6 after news surfaced that the prosecution’s key witness was out of town due to a parent’s death. Hamilton is…
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Despite being scheduled to begin his client’s retrial on Sept. 5, the defense attorney for a man accused of killing his wife on Jan. 11, 2019, requested a postponement to…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a hearing on Sept. 5 for a murder defendant at the request of the prosecuting attorney. Benjamin Rowland, Jr. is charged…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued the scheduling hearing of a first-degree murder defendant on Aug. 29. Defendant Daaon Spears, 17, was 16 years old at the…
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On Aug. 28, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn postponed a trial for defendant, Ira Linton’s, attempted murder case. The prosecutor requested the postponement because a Baltimore Police…
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On Aug. 30, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial date for a defendant who is accused of committing an attempted murder in 2022. Defendant Salim…
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Defendant Devon Young appeared in reception court on Aug. 29 with his previous defense attorney, Henry Barnes. Barnes stated that Young had requested for another attorney to represent him. Barnes…
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On Aug. 25, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a trial date for a defendant who is accused in the 2013 murder of Antonio Mays. The defendant,…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn accepted the postponement request for a defendant charged with involuntary manslaughter after the prosecutor took ill. On Aug. 24, a stand-in prosecutor…
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On Aug. 24, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn rescheduled a hearing for a defendant due to the prosecutor requesting more time to review new evidence. According to…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn entered a continuance on Aug. 23 for a hearing regarding a Baltimore man charged with manslaughter. Judge Phinn issued this continuance at…
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On Aug. 23, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a trial date for defendant George Thomas, who is accused of discharging a firearm in Baltimore City. No plea was offered…
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On Aug. 21, defense attorney Gabriel Christian told Baltimore City Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn there may be a possible resolution in the case of his client, Obiageriaku Iheanacho, who…
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A prosecutor assigned to a 2022 murder case had no offer for the defendant on Aug. 21 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Tyshaun Williams, who…
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On Aug. 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn S. Mays sent two codefendants’ homicide cases to reception court where it was continued until September. Prosecutors requested a Baltimore City homicide…
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On Aug. 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued the scheduling hearing for a defendant due to his codefendants taking a plea deal. Defendant Ronnie Harris, Jr.,…
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On Aug. 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a plea hearing date for defendant Devin Wilson who is accused of fatally shooting his younger brother. Wilson,…
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The woman charged with a 2023 attempted murder had her trial delayed because she did not have an attorney to represent her. Defendant Breonna Wilson appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa…
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Defendant John Saunders III and his attorney Julie Shapiro appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to schedule his trial on Aug. 11. Saunders, 38, rejected a plea offer from the prosecutor assigned…
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