Judge Melissa M. Phinn Archives - Page 19 of 44

Judge Continues Homicide Defendant’s Scheduling Hearing, Refuses to Set Trial in October

Details On Feb. 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a homicide defendant’s reception court hearing a day to allow all parties time to determine a trial date. ... Read More

Judge Refuses to Schedule Homicide Defendant’s Trial Past Hick’s Date

Details A homicide defendant charged with a 37-year-old man’s murder on North Carey Street last year will return to reception court in two weeks after a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge... Read More

Man Accused of Eastbury Avenue Shooting Rejects 45-Year Plea

Details Attempted homicide defendant Marquise Williams rejected a 45-year plea offer on Feb. 17 in connection to a shooting on Eastbury Avenue last August. Williams, 25, is accused of shooting a... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Receives May Trial Date Despite Prosecution’s Unavailability

Details During reception court on Feb. 16, a defendant rejected a plea offered by the assistant state’s attorney before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Taiquan Moss was offered a plea... Read More

Prosecutor’s Schedule Delays Start of Trial in Attempted Murder Case

Details 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... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Attempted Murder Defendant in N. Rose Street Shooting

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge scheduled a trial on Feb. 15 after a defendant rejected a plea offer for 15 years for attempted murder. On Wednesday, Nicole Jackson rejected... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for 16-Year-Old Attempted Murder Defendant

Details A 16-year-old defendant charged with attempted murder was issued a trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Feb. 13. The assistant state’s attorney assigned to... Read More

Prosecutor Occupied with Another Case, Judge Schedules New Date for Attempted Murder Trial

Details The start of a trial for a man accused of attempted-murder was postponed on Feb. 14 due to the assigned prosecutor being in court for another case. Defendant Jose Lewis,... Read More

Retrial Date Set in 2021 Pigtown Homicide Case

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge scheduled a defendant’s retrial on Feb. 10 for a 2021 homicide. In September, defendant Levar Cooper’s trial ended in a mistrial for the murder... Read More

Defendant in 2022 Attempted Murder Case Set for Trial in June

By Ashleigh Joplin [former] - February 13, 2023
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Details A Baltimore man accused of attempted murder rejected a plea offered to him by prosecutors on Feb. 10 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Robert Myers... Read More

Defendant Facing Second-Degree Murder Scheduled for Trial in August

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge scheduled the trial for a Baltimore man accused of murder on Feb. 10. A stand-in for defense attorney John Cox, rejected a plea on... Read More

Woman Charged in Non-Fatal Shooting Given Trial Date

Details On Feb. 10, a Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge set a trial date for a Fort Washington woman facing attempted-murder charges. The assistant state’s attorney standing in during the reception... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for 17-Year-Old Murder Defendant

Details A defendant charged with committed a September 2022 murder received a trail date on Feb. 10 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The assistant state’s attorney assigned... Read More

Judge Postpones Sentencing for 2007 Murder Defendant Accused of Violating Probation

Details On Feb. 9, a Baltimore man charged with a parole violation appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays. During Thursday’s hearing, defendant Larry McMillian made the court... Read More

Prosecutor Does Not Offer Defendant Plea Due to Recovered ‘Ghost Gun’

Details The prosecutor assigned to a weapons case against defendant Brian Paylor elected not to offer a plea on Feb. 10 due to discovery including “ghost gun,” he said. The gun... Read More

Trial for Attempted Murder Pushed Due to Absent Prosecutor

Details A prosecutor’s absence from court on Feb. 8 caused a Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge to reschedule the start of trial for a a defendant charged with first-degree murder The... Read More

Defendant Receives Trial Date in September for 2022 Homicide Case

By , Ashleigh Joplin [former] - February 9, 2023
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Details A defendant charged with first-degree murder waived his right to a speedy trial on Feb. 8 due to scheduling issues with all parties. During a reception court hearing on Wednesday... Read More

Judge Schedules Attempted Murder Defendant’s Trial in Case of August 2022 Shooting

By , Ashleigh Joplin [former] - February 9, 2023
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Details 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... Read More

Murder Defendant’s Trial Postponed Due to New Evidence

Details A murder defendant had his trial postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Feb. 8 due to new evidence in the case. On Wednesday, the prosecution did... Read More

Defendant Charged with Assault Rejects Eight Year Plea, Judge Sets Trial Date

Details A Baltimore man charged with assault was given a trial date on Feb. 7 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Ricardo Daniel Alleyne was given a... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for 17-Year-Old Attempted Murder Defendant, Denies Dismissal Request

Details A defense attorney requested that his case be dismissed against an attempted murder defendant due to a lack of evidence on Feb. 6. Defendant Jeremiah Jackson and his attorneys Lauren... Read More

Defense Reports Not Receiving Discovery Mailed to Him in Murder Trial, Prosecutor Will Resend Digitally

Details A stand-in for defense attorney Roland Harris IV informed Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Feb. 7 that he had yet to receive the discovery in the case... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Co-Defendants in 2022 Attempted Murder Case

Details Co-defendants accused of committing attempted murder in September were scheduled for trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Feb 3. Defendants Leonidas Solanos-Campos and Kendrick Kendall Barksdale... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Life Plea, Given August Trial Date

Details 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... Read More