Judge Melissa M. Phinn Archives - Page 20 of 44

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

Baltimore Man Charged with Attempted Murder Receives Trial Date after Rejecting Second Plea

Details On Feb. 2, a Baltimore man charged with attempted murder received his second trial date in his afternoon reception court hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. On Thursday... Read More

Judge Postpones Hearing for Defendant Looking to Discharge His Public Defender

Details A Baltimore man convicted of murder had his hearing to address a motion to discharge his public defender postponed on Feb. 3 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong. ... Read More

Judge Denies Bail to 17-Year-Old Defendant in West Mulberry Street Homicide Case

Details On Feb. 3, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer denied bail to a Baltimore man facing homicide charges. William Holloman, who’s first trial ended in a mistrial in... Read More

Trial for Attempted Murder Defendant Delayed a Day Due to Defense Attorney’s Absence

Details A defense attorney Donald Wright called into reception court from an airport on Feb. 6 to request a postponement due to travel issues. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M.... Read More

Defendant Rejects Five-Year Plea in Gwynn Oak Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details A Baltimore man facing several weapons charges for his alleged involvement in an August 2022 non-fatal shooting received a trial date on Feb. 6 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Judge Assigns Trial Date to Man Accused of Murdering His Brother in 2020

Details On Feb. 3, a homicide defendant was scheduled for trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. The prosecution did not offer defendant Jalonte Davis, who was represented by... Read More

Circuit Court Judge Grants Trial Postponement Due to Double Booked Defense Attorney

Details 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,... Read More

Private Attorney Enters His Appearance on Behalf of Attempted Murder Defendant

Details A scheduling hearing for an attempted murder case was continued after a private defense attorney recently entered his appearance on Feb. 1. Roland Brown appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More