Judge Melissa M. Phinn Archives - Page 23 of 44

Murder Defendant Gets Trial Date in April 2023

Details A murder defendant had his trial date set before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Nov. 30. Theodore Johnson is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a... Read More

Parties Unable to Agree on Date in Homicide Case, Trial Pushed Again

Details A Baltimore man charged with murder had his hearing continued before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Nov. 30. Defense counsel Creston Smith, representing Shae-von Edward, complained about the postponement of his... Read More

Baltimore Man Accepts Plea for Attempted Murder

Details A Baltimore man accepted a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Nov. 29. Brian Clark accepted a plea of 40 years, suspending all but 20 years with... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant to Appear in Mental Health Court Pending Competency Review

Details On Nov. 29, a defendant accused of attempted first-degree murder appeared on the reception court docket before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. The prosecution had no plea offer for Antionne... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing in Double Homicide Case Due to Prosecution’s Unavailability

Details A murder trial for two Baltimore men was set to begin this week but was pushed back due to the prosecutor not being done with another case. The case against Raekwon... Read More

Murder Defendant Set to Appear in Reception Court Again, Does Not Get Trial Date

Details Counsel in a murder case converged on Nov. 29 for a pretrial conference before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defense counsel Brandon Mead, representing Preston Feaster, reported... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Dates for Co-Defendants Charged with Attempted Murder

Details During a Nov. 28 Baltimore reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn set a trial date for two co-defendants implicated in an attempted murder. Alicia Ford, 35, and... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial Date for Defendant in Attempted Murder Case

Details A Baltimore man charged with the non-fatal shooting of a 40-year-old man had his trial date set before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Nov. 29. John Ray is charged... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for Murder Defendant

Details During a Nov. 28 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn postponed a trial for a man accused of murdering a woman two years ago. Corey Jones, 48, is... Read More

Prosecution Withholds Plea Offer Pending DNA Test Results in Involuntary Manslaughter Case

Details During a Nov. 28 reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn set a trial date for a defendant accused of murdering a woman one year ago. Harry... Read More

Judge Postpones Hearing for Domestic Abuse Defendant Accused of Fatally Shooting Girlfriend

Details During a Nov. 28 Baltimore reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn agreed to postpone a hearing on behalf of a murder defendant who allegedly shot his... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Trial Rescheduled Near Anniversary of Fatal Shooting

Details A Baltimore man charged with the murder of 39-year-old Kennod Taylor in May will be tried before a jury of his peers in the new year following his case’s postponement... Read More

Trial Date Set for Homicide Defendant Accused of Murdering and Disposing Body of 23-Year-Old Man

Details During a reception court hearing on Nov. 22, a homicide defendant accused of shooting 23-year-old Quincy Harris and hiding his body in a car received a trial date before Baltimore... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Attempted Murder Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a trial date for a man accused of attempted murdering during a Nov. 21 reception court proceeding. Larry Alexander Lee Jr., 29,... Read More

Defendant Accused of Attempted Murder Rejects Plea Offer

Details During a Nov. 17 reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn presided over parties as a defendant accused of attempted murder declined a plea offer posed by the prosecution.... Read More

Liberty Avenue Shooter Pleads Guilty to First-Degree Assault

By Alyssia Davis [former] - November 21, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details On Nov. 18, a Baltimore resident pleaded guilty to assault charges and was sentenced to five years in prison before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Phillip Adams and defense... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Offer and Receives Tentative Trial Date

Details On Nov. 18, a defendant facing multiple charges, including attempted murder, was informed that his jury trial would be rescheduled for Nov. 21. Larry Alexander Lee, Jr. received a new trial... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing for 15-Year-Old Murder Defendant

Details During a Nov. 21 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn issued a continuance for a 15-year-old murder defendant as parties await the selection of a new prosecutor. The defendant... Read More

Judge Postpones Hearing Pending Response to Motion for Reconsideration in Case Involving MS-13 Affiliate

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn postponed a reception court hearing on Nov. 17 as the defense counsel, who is representing an attempted murder defendant affiliated with the MS-13... Read More

Defendant Charged with Attempted Murder Rejects Plea for Assault

Details An attempted murder defendant rejected a prosecutor’s plea of 10 years in prison for first-degree assault on Nov. 16 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Willian Flores... Read More

Vehicular Manslaughter Defendant Receives Trial Date

By Ashleigh Joplin [former] - November 16, 2022
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Details A defendant charged with vehicular manslaughter was scheduled for trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Nov. 16. The defendant Brittany Julius is charged with vehicular manslaughter and... Read More

Trial Date Set for Defendant in 2018 Francis Street Murder

By Ashleigh Joplin [former] - November 16, 2022
Uncategorized |

Details On Nov. 16, a trial date was scheduled for a murder defendant before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Damien Woods is charged with first-degree murder, use of... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Man Accused of Assaulting Pregnant Girlfriend and Killing Unborn Child

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn presided over counsels as they established a trial date for a man who allegedly assaulted his pregnant girlfriend, killing their unborn child. Rodney... Read More

Prosecution Unable to Respond to Defense’s Not Criminally Responsible Claims on Behalf of Mother Accused of Murdering Children

Details During a Nov. 14 reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn set a trial date for a murder defendant and presided over parties as they discussed possible plea offers... Read More