Judge Melissa M. Phinn Archives - Page 24 of 44

Judge Sets Trial Date and Defense Denies Plea Offer in Hearing for Murder Defendant

Details During a Nov. 14 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn presided over counsels as they decided on a trial date. The defense rejected a plea offer posed by... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing As Parties Work to Find Suitable Trial Date

Details A homicide defendant rejected a plea offer from the prosecution on Nov. 15, opting to go to trial. Shae-Von Edward is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder, firearm use... Read More

Prosecution Unable to Respond to Defense’s Not Criminally Responsible Plea on Behalf of Mom 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... Read More

Prosecutor Nolle Pros Non-Fatal Shooting Case Due to Victim Not Being Present in Court

Details On Nov. 9, a Baltimore resident facing assault charges had her case nolle pros by the prosecutor before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. “I exhausted all of my... Read More

Defendant Accused of Shooting 17-Year-Old Victim Gets February Trial Date

Details An assistant state’s attorney continued her request for postponement of trial on Nov. 9 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Michael McDowell was previously scheduled for trial Nov. 2, but the... Read More

Judge Grants Continuance to Murder Defendant Accused of Stabbing Girlfriend

By Ashley Brown [former] - November 8, 2022
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Details During a Nov. 7 reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn issued a continuance to a murder defendant who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend. Michael Allen is charged... Read More

Murder Defendant Undergoing Retrial Awaits Mental Health Evaluation

Details A mental health competency test was ordered by the defense for a murder defendant undergoing a retrial on Nov. 7 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Anthony Burris... Read More

Trial Date Set for Defendant Connected with ‘39 Babies’ Gang

Details On Nov. 7, a defendant facing 50 counts, including first-degree murder, armed robbery, and reckless endangerment, rejected a plea offer from the prosecutor. Donye Thompson appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Armed Assault Defendant Declines Plea Offer

Details A man accused of perpetrating an armed assault declined a plea offer posed by the prosecution on Nov. 7 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Anthony Walker is... Read More

Woman Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter in 2021 Case Rejects Open Plea

Details On Nov. 7, a defendant accused of involuntary manslaughter was scheduled for a trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Defendant Jasmine Jones was offered an open... Read More

Defense Requests Additional Mental Health Evaluation for Murder Defendant Despite Proven Competency

Details Notwithstanding prior testing deeming a murder defendant competent, his defense attorney requested an additional mental health screening on Nov. 7. Major Kinchen, 32, is charged with first-degree murder, use of... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Alleged ‘39 Babies’ Gang Members

Details During a Nov. 7 Baltimore reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn set a trial date for alleged gang members accused of murder, among other crimes. Karon... Read More

Victim’s Mental Health Crisis Delays Start of Attempted Murder Trial

Details An assistant state’s attorney asked had their request to have an attempted murder trial postponed to the new year denied on Nov. 2 by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa... Read More

Murder Defendant Has Trial Date Set for February 2023

Details A Baltimore man charged with murder had his trial date set on Nov. 2 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Nelson McNorton had his new attorney Tony... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial in May for 16-Year-Old Accused of Murder

Details A defendant charged with first-degree murder was issued a trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Nov. 1. During Tuesday’s reception court proceeding, no offer was... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Considers Plea After Given More ‘Palatable’ Offer

Details Defense attorney Maureen Oleary asked for her client’s case to be continued on Nov. 1, citing that her client may be leaning towards taking the new plea offered by prosecutors.... Read More

Murder Defendant Has Trial Date Set for June 2023

Details The trial for homicide defendant Kevin Dudley was postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Oct. 31, when he was originally scheduled for trial. Dudley has his trial... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Case Nolle Pros Due to Missing Witness

Details On Oct. 31, a Baltimore man charged with homicide had his case nolle pros by the prosecutor before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie Hong. The prosecutor presented Jamol Kingsborough with a plea... Read More

Trial Date Set for Man Charged In 2020 Killing of 1-Year-Old

Details A homicide defendant had his trial date set for June 2023 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Oct 31. Paul Dion Hardy Jr. was scheduled to... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Has Trial Set for March 2023

Details A Baltimore man charged with attempted murder had his trial date set before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Oct. 28. Defendant Ryshawn Ellison rejected a plea... Read More

Shooting Defendant’s Case Nolle Pros Due to Prosecution Being Unprepared

Details A non-fatal shooting defendant had his case nolle pros by the prosecution during reception court on Oct. 25 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Judge Phinn found... Read More

Retrial for 2014 Triple Shooting Set for April 2023

By Ashleigh Joplin [former] - October 27, 2022
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Details Prosecutors did not have a plea to offer a second-degree murder defendant up for retrial during reception court on Oct. 26 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Has Trial Set for November

Details A defendant facing charges related to a non-fatal shooting on December 2021 had his trial date set before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Oct 26. Prosecutors... Read More

Murder Defendant Gets Trial Date for April 2023

Details A Baltimore man charged with first-degree murder had his trial date set before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn Oct. 25. The defendant Garrett Smith is charged with... Read More