Judge Melissa M. Phinn Archives - Page 28 of 44

First-Degree Murder Defendant Rejects Life Plea

Details A 34-year-old homicide defendant rejected a plea of life on Sept. 26 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Troy Peace Jr. is charged with first-degree murder, use... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Retrial Scheduled for April 2023

Details On Sept. 26, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a homicide defendant’s retrial for April 2023. Amit Kumar, 43, was found guilty of first-degree murder and using... Read More

Woman’s Trial in Domestic Dispute Turned Attempted Murder Scheduled for March 2023

Details A 29-year-old attempted murder defendant rejected a plea of 20 years, scheduling her trial for March 2023 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Pierrerea Henry is charged... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects 6-Year Plea

By Alyssia Davis [former] - September 26, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details After a non-fatal shooting defendant decided to reject a plea offer on Sept. 26, his defense counsel said she planned on filing a competency evaluation on behalf of her client... Read More

Man Involved in Non-Fatal Shooting Has Trial Scheduled for February 2023

Details A 36-year-old Baltimore man involved in a non-fatal shooting rejected a 10 year plea on Sept. 26 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The defendant is charged... Read More

19-Year-Old Baltimore Man Rejects 25-Year Plea

Details A non-fatal shooting defendant rejected a plea on Sept. 26 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The 19-year-old defendant is charged with four counts of first and... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects 25-Year Plea

Details A 46-year-old Baltimore man involved in a non-fatal shooting rejected a plea offer for 25 years in prison on Sept. 23 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. ... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Guilty Plea In Separate Handgun Case

Details On Sept. 23, a defendant pleaded guilty to having a handgun on his person and was sentenced to 3 years in prison, suspending all but time served. He was also... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant’s Trial Scheduled for March 2023

Details An attempted murder defendant rejected a plea of life on Sept. 23, scheduling his trial for March 2023 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Nyeki Glover is... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects 30-Year Plea in Domestic Dispute Turned Shooting

Details On Sept. 21, a Baltimore man accused of attempted murder rejected a plea of 30 years before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Alvin Cunningham is charged with... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant’s Hearing Postponed

Details A 27-year-old Baltimore man charged with attempted murder had his hearing postponed on Sept. 21 until Friday before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Nyeki Glover is charged... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Hearing Rescheduled Due to Lack of Counsel

Details A 19-year-old Baltimore teen charged in a 2020 homicide had his hearing to select a trial date rescheduled for October due to not having a defense counsel on Sept. 21. ... Read More

Baltimore Man’s Hearing to Pick Trial Date Postponed a Day

Details On Sept. 21, a Baltimore man charged with homicide had his case rescheduled for Thursday to pick a trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Brandon Beshore is charged... Read More

Judge Schedules Attempted Murder Defendant’s Trial for November

Details A man charged with attempted murder rejected a 20-year plea on Sept. 19 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Davon Holmes is charged with attempted first and second-degree... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Counsel Requests Courtroom Ahead of Expected Plea

Details On Sept. 19, a homicide defendant’s defense counsel Linda Zeit requested a courtroom to discuss her client’s plea as opposed to over the phone before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Vehicular Manslaughter Defendant Rejects Three-Year Plea

Details A Baltimore man charged with manslaughter rejected a plea on Sept. 19 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Datuan Blanchard is charged with criminally negligent vehicular manslaughter... Read More

Defense Counsel Files a Not Criminally Responsible Plea in Double Homicide Case

Details A 20-year-old Baltimore man charged with murder had his hearing postponed due to his counsel filing a not criminally responsible plea on Sept. 19 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa... Read More

Baltimore Man Charged With Murdering and Burning Girlfriend Rejects Life Plea

Details A Baltimore man charged with murder rejected a life plea on Sept. 16 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Jermaine Jeter, 40, is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Attempted Murder Co-Defendants Trial Scheduled for December

Details Two attempted murder co-defendants rejected a plea of five years with four years probation on Sept. 19 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Gerald McEachern, 21, and Hakeem Smith,... Read More

Man Rejects a Plea of 115 Years

By Alyssia Davis [former] - September 17, 2022
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Shooting |

Details On Sept. 16, a middle-aged Baltimore man rejected a plea of life, suspending all but 50 years I prison, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Christopher Williams,... Read More

Baltimore Man Rejects a Plea of Life in Prison

Details A homicide defendant rejected a plea of life in prison on Sept. 16 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Donzo Monk Jr., 26, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Judge Grants Defense Request to Continue Hearing on Friday

Details A 21-year-old homicide defendant’s defense counsel rescheduled his client’s hearing on Sept. 16 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Singelton Duppins is charged with first-degree murder, use... Read More

Prosecution Nolle Pros Young Adult’s Weapons Case After Federal Indictment

By Alyssia Davis [former] - September 16, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details A 24-year-old Baltimore man involved in a non-fatal shooting officially had his case nolle pros after the prosecution entered a temporary one last week. On Sept. 12, prosecutors confirmed their nolle... Read More

Baltimore Man Set to Have Two Cases Tried Together

Details On Sept. 14, the trial for a 25-year-old Baltimore man charged with homicide was scheduled for February 2023 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Xavier Harper is... Read More