Judge Melissa M. Phinn Archives - Page 15 of 44

Gas Station Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects Plea Offer, Receives Trial Date

By Cooper Griffiths [former] - June 7, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details On June 6, an accused non-fatal shooting defendant rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Shannon Colbert and his defense counsel Benjamin Charlton, rejected a plea of 15... Read More

Judge Schedules 2022 Eastern Avenue Homicide Defendant’s Trial for November

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn placed a homicide defendant’s case on the “needed coverage” docket on June 2, after she scheduled the defendant to begin trial at the... Read More

Judge Schedules North Rose Street Homicide Defendant’s Trial for October

Details Prosecutors had no plea to offer a 29-year-old homicide defendant before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on June 2. Defendant Osiris Rodriguez is charged with first-degree murder, two counts of... Read More

Lawyer’s Scheduling Conflict Delays Trial for 2022 Attempted Murder Defendant

Details On June 1, an attempted murder defendant had his trial delayed due to a scheduling conflict in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Defendant Taron Whiting’s attorney Donald C. Wright was representing another client in a... Read More

Defendant Rejected 30-Year Plea in Reisterstown Road Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details On June 1, a 27-year-old Baltimore resident rejected a 30-year plea deal before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn for allegedly shooting a 23-year-old man in 2022. Defendant Naeem Sekou, represented by... Read More

Defense Attorney Removes Himself from Frankford Avenue Shooting Assault Case

Details A defendant who was expected to start his retrial in an attempted murder case on May 30 had his trial postponed due to his defense counsel being reassigned. Defense attorney Andre... Read More

Attempted Murder Suspect in N. Fremont Avenue Shooting Declines Plea, Set to Stand Trial in October

Details A 35-year-old man accused of attempted murder rejected a plea for 40 years in prison on May 31 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. During reception court, Ronald Perry and... Read More

Judge Postpones Washington Boulevard Homicide Defendant’s Trial Until August

Details On May 30, a case for a 51-year-old woman charged with a murder that occurred in 2022 was sent to reception court after her jury trial was postponed. Roya Hanna,... Read More

Edmondson Avenue Attempted Murder Defendant’s Scheduling Hearing Continued to Hire New Defense

Details On May 25, a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge continued a reception court hearing for an attempted murder defendant to provide him more time to find a new defense attorney. ... Read More

Non-Fatal Dellwood Avenue Shooting Defendant Rejects Plea

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a trial for an attempted murder defendant after he rejected a plea on May 22. An assistant state’s attorney offered defendant Tyqwaun Kells a plea... Read More

Judge Set New Trial Date for Defendant Accused in Christian Street Murder Case

Details On May 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a trial for a defendant charged in a 2021 murder case. Defendant Taiwan Mitchell, who is represented by Staci Pipkin, is charged with... Read More

Judge Schedules North Paca Street Non-Fatal Shooting Trial for September Despite Victim’s Claim of Receiving Threats

Details On May 18, the trial for a defendant and a codefendant charged with attempted murder in 2021 was postponed to September due to a miscommunication between parties. Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant’s Trial Rescheduled Due to Death in the Family

By Alyssia Davis [former] - May 19, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details Defense counsel Bradley MacFee requested to reschedule a trial because his client recently had a death in his family. . Donnale Hines, 47, is charged with a firearm/drug trafficking crime,... Read More

In Efforts to Pick New Trial Date Before Year’s End, Judge Continues Homicide Defendant’s Hearing

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn continued a homicide defendant’s hearing until next Monday to allow counsel to pick a trial date after the defendant rejected a plea of... Read More

Judge Schedules Homicide Trial in July Despite Defense Hesitation

Details After a Baltimore resident rejected a plea offer of life in prison, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a homicide trial for July following defense counsel’s resistance on... Read More

Judge Schedules August Trial for Attempted Murder Defendant

Details On May 17, a Baltimore resident charged with attempted murder rejected a plea offer of life in prison before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Ira Linton is charged... Read More

Circuit Court Judge Schedules Another Retrial After Murder Defendant’s Conviction Was Overturned

Details On May 15, defense counsel for a murder defendant, whose conviction was overturned, requested that Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn schedule another retrial date because he recently entered... Read More

Hearing Continues for Two Co-Defendants Charged with Attempted Murder

Details According to the Maryland Judiciary website, two attempted murder co-defendants had their hearing scheduled for a jury trial to begin on May 15. However, due to the prosecutor being unavailable.... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects 50 Year Plea

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a homicide defendant’s trial after he rejected a plea offer on May 15. Lexus Hart and her defense counsel, Roland Harris, rejected... Read More

Counsel Reschedules Murder Defendant’s Trial Due to Being Unavailable

Details On May 15, a Baltimore resident’s trial, which was initially scheduled to begin on Monday, was rescheduled towards the end of the year due to counsel being unable to try... Read More

Defendant Accepts Plea Deal in 2022 South Broadway Non-Fatal Shooting

Details On May 4, during a reception court hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn, a defendant accepted a plea deal in order to have the new charges he... Read More

Trial Postponed for Murder Defendant Due to Pending Expert Autopsy Review

Details On May 1, a Baltimore man accused of murdering 36-year-old Roy Henry Cantler had his reception court hearing continued before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. During Monday’s hearing, defense... Read More

Trial Date Set for Defendant Accused in 2022 Georgetown Street Murder Case

Details The man accused of murdering Jerimiah Williamson on the railroad tracks near 2500 Georgetown Street in 2022 received a trial date on April 20. Jerritt Barron’s trial was set for Oct. 11;... Read More

Trial Date to Be Determined for Defendant in 2022 Woodland Avenue Homicide Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn postponed the hearing for a 2022 murder defendant to allow attorneys more time to further discuss a trial date. Defendant Josh Robert’s defense attorney Brian Bishop and the... Read More