Judge Melissa M. Phinn Archives - Page 22 of 44

Attempted Murder Defendant to Continue with Public Defender Despite Disapproval

Details On Jan. 19, a Baltimore man facing attempted murder charges advised the court that he filed a form to have his defense counsel discharged from his case before Baltimore City... Read More

Defendant Accused of Driving Over Her Husband Gets New Trial Date

Details On Jan. 17, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn postponed the trial of a woman charged with the murder of her husband. During Tuesday’s reception court hearing, defense attorney Tony Garcia... Read More

Circuit Court Judge Postpones 1999 Convicted Homicide Defendant’s Hearing

Details A Baltimore man convicted of first-degree murder in 1999 had his hearing postponed on Jan. 17 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gregory Sampson. Judge Sampson informed the court that... Read More

Circuit Court Judge Continues Homicide Defendant’s Scheduling Hearing

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a homicide defendant’s hearing on Jan. 13 for a week due to counsel being unable to agree on a trial date.... Read More

Baltimore Resident Pleads Guilty for Attempted Murder on North Kenwood Avenue

Details A Baltimore resident facing assault charges pleaded guilty on Jan. 13 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Damon Martin and his defense counsel Marc Minkove, accepted a... Read More

Witness Issues Delay Trial for Accused of Fatally Shooting Baltimore Police Officer in Double Murder

Details The murder trial for the two men accused of killing Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley in 2021 was delayed before Baltimore City Circuity Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Jan.... Read More

Judge Assigns Trial Date to Defendant in Mulberry Street Homicide

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a Baltimore man’s homicide trial on Jan. 12. The prosecutor informed the court that there was no plea to offer the defendant due... Read More

Judge Postpones Scheduling Hearing for Defendant Accused of Fatally Stabbing Another Inmate

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn granted counsel’s mutual request to postpone a defendant’s hearing due to the “sensitive nature of factual bases” on Jan. 10. Counsel selected a new... Read More

Circuit Court Judge Postpones Murder Defendant’s Scheduling Hearing Until February

Details A Baltimore man charged with murder had his hearing rescheduled for next month due to missing evidence, according to defense counsel on Jan. 10 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa... Read More

Circuit Court Judge Schedules Homicide Trial for 15-Year-Old Baltimore Teen

Details On Jan. 10, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial for a Baltimore teen charged with murder. Defense counsel Windell Brown, who represents 15-year-old Tavon Scott, expressed his discomfort... Read More

Saint Georges Lane Homicide Defendant’s Trial Scheduled for June

Details On Jan. 10, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial for the defendant accused of killing 29-year-old Andrew Smith, a little more than a year after... Read More

Summer Trial Date Set for Attempted Homicide Defendant

Details Attempted homicide defendant Taron Whiting, 19, will begin his jury trial on June 1 in connection to an attempted murder last summer. Whiting is currently facing attempted murder, assault, reckless... Read More

June Trial Date Set for Defendant in Eastern Avenue Homicide

By Ashleigh Joplin [former] - December 14, 2022
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Details A Baltimore man charged with murder received a trial date on Dec. 14 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Prosecutors had no offer for the defendant Samuel Wise... Read More

Judge Postpones Sentencing for 19-Year-Old Convicted Murder Defendant

Details On Dec. 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn postponed the sentencing for a 19-year-old defendant who pleaded guilty to murder in May 2022. Defendant Omarion Anderson pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in... Read More

Trial Date Given to Defendant for 2020 Homicide

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge issued a trial date on Dec. 14 for a man charged in a fatal 2020 shooting on the 5600 block of Haddon Avenue. Shae-von... Read More

Prosecution Holds Up Trial for Attempted Murder Defendant Due to Unaddressed Motions

By Ashleigh Joplin [former] - December 13, 2022
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Details An attempted murder defendant, who was scheduled to start his trial on Dec. 12, had his hearing pushed to March before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn due... Read More

Murder Defendant has Trial Set for Top of the New Year

Details A Baltimore man charged with murder had his trial postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Dec. 12. Defendant Cornelius Hayes is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Defendant Receives Trial Date for 2021 Murder

Details Panel attorney Andrea Jaskulsky rejected a life plea for murder on behalf of her client on Dec. 12 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Gregory Young, 45, is... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Eastern Avenue Murder Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a hearing for a man charged with murder on Dec. 12. The prosecution and defense counsel could not agree on a... Read More

Homicide Defendants Charged with August Murder Have Their Trials Scheduled for Spring 2023

Details Two Baltimore residents charged with murder rejected pleas of life on Dec. 9 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Raekwon Griffin and Montay Shuler and their defense attorneys Kenneth Man and James Johnston, respectively,... Read More

Trial Date Set for Attempted Murder Defendant

Details A Baltimore man charged with attempted murder had his trial date set before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Dec. 12. Travis Fauntleroy, who is represented by Maureen Rowland, rejected... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Two of Three Co-Defendants Charged in 2022 June Murder

Details On Dec. 9, two Baltimore residents charged with first-degree murder rejected a plea of life before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendants Theodore Richards and Antuan Dubose rejected a plea of life,... Read More

Defendant Charged in Gas Station Shooting Rejects Plea Offer

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn presided over counsels in a Dec. 8 reception court proceeding in which a 48-year-old man who allegedly initiated a gas station shooting rejected a plea... Read More

Judge Issues Continuance to Murder Defendant

By Ashley Brown [former] - December 9, 2022
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Details During a Dec. 8 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn issued a continuance to a murder defendant whose defense attorney has neglected to visit him since his appointment... Read More