Judge Melissa M. Phinn Archives - Page 28 of 44

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

Woman Charged with Manslaughter Has Trial Scheduled for February 2023

Details On Sept. 14, a Baltimore woman charged with manslaughter had her trial scheduled for February 2023 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Geraldine Stevenson, 62, is charged... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects 20-Year Plea

Details Baltimore woman charged with attempted murder rejected a plea of 20 years on Sept. 14 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The prosecutor presented a plea to... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Hires Private Counsel, Scheduling for Trial Pushed

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn was unable to schedule a trial date for an attempted murder defendant because the court was unable to confirm the defendant’s new private counsel.... Read More

Retrial Postponed for Man Previously Convicted of Murder

Details Homicide defendant Sean Morris’ retrial was scheduled to begin on Sept. 13, but counsel found themselves before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn, wondering why the defendant had not... Read More

Baltimore Man Rejects Two Life Pleas for First-Degree Murder

Details A homicide defendant rejected a plea of two concurrent life sentences on Sept. 12 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Joel Ugah is charged with two counts of first-degree... Read More

Judge Schedules Attempted Murder Defendant’s Trial for October

Details A 35-year-old attempted murder defendant rejected a 20-year plea on Sept. 12 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Dana Stewart is charged with three counts of first-degree... Read More

14-Year-Old Homicide Defendant’s Hearing Postponed

Details A young Baltimore teen charged with first-degree murder had his hearing postponed on Sept. 12 for two weeks later before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Costello Simms,... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects Life Plea Offer for Second Time

Details A 33-year-old Baltimore man charged with homicide rejected a plea of life on Sept. 12 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Troy Peace Jr. is charged with... Read More

Trial Date Set For Defendant in 2021 Orleans Street Homicide

Details A trial date was set on Sept. 8 for a man charged with first-degree murder before Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defense attorney James Sweeting III told Judge Phinn... Read More

Trial Date Set for Man Accused of Shooting Two Men, One Fatally

Details A trial date was set for a Baltimore man charged with two counts of first-degree murder on Sept. 8 before Baltimore City Circut Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The prosecution offered... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for First-Degree Murder Defendant

By Dalen Berry [former] - September 6, 2022
Court | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects |

Details On Sept. 6, a trial date was set for a female first-degree murder defendant before Baltimore City Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. State prosecutors in August offered Keontae Jackson a... Read More