Judge Melissa M. Phinn Archives - Page 29 of 44

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

Trial Set for Attempted Murder Defendant Who Shot Victim in the Face

Details On Sep 6, a trial date was set for an attempted homicide defendant before the Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The prosecution offered Montoya Cure Jr. a life... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant’s Trial Postponed Due to Defense Counsel’s Family Emergency

Details An attempted murder defendant rejected a plea of 30 years with five years supervised probation after having his scheduled trial postponed on Sept. 2 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Homicide Co-Defendants’ Trial Postponed

Details Two homicide co-defendants had their trial postponed due to the prosecutor needing more evidence on Aug. 29 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Darell Parker and William Holloman, both... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts 10-Year Plea

Details An attempted murder defendant accepted a plea on Aug. 31 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Lamont Woods took the plea following a two week postponement requested... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Trial Scheduled for January 2023

Details A homicide defendant rejected a plea of 45 years with five years probation on Aug. 29 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Jalonte Davis, 25, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Accepts 5-Year Plea

Details A 32-year-old Baltimore man involved in a non-fatal shooting accepted a plea of five years in prison on Aug. 31 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The defendant... Read More

40-Year-Old Homicide Defendant Rejects 60-Year Plea

Details On Aug. 31, a homicide defendant had his trial scheduled for January 2023 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Donte Brown, 40, is charged with first-degree murder, firearm... Read More

Trial for Man Charged with Vehicular Manslaughter Scheduled for February 2023

By Alyssia Davis [former] - September 1, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details A 33-year-old Baltimore man accused of manslaughter rejected a plea on Aug. 31 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Luvell Booker Jr., is charged with vehicular manslaughter,... Read More

Murder Trial Postponed Due to Prosecutor Being Unprepared

Details An attempted murder defendant had his trial postponed due to the prosecutor needing more time to prepare before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Willie McDonald, 38, is... Read More

Defense Files Not Criminally Responsible Motion for Client

By Alyssia Davis [former] - August 31, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details A homicide defendant’s defense counsel informed the court he filed a motion for not criminally responsible (NCR) for his client before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on... Read More

Baltimore Teen’s Trial Scheduled for November

Details A 19-year-old Baltimore man involved in a non-fatal shooting rejected a plea of 10 years with three years probation on Aug. 30 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M.... Read More

Co-Defendants Reject 10-Year Attempted Murder Plea

Details On Aug. 30, two attempted murder co-defendants rejected a plea of 10 years without the possibility of parole for the first five years before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa... Read More

Trial Scheduled for 22-Year-Old Homicide Defendant

Details Counsel agreed on a trial date for a Baltimore man accused of homicide before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Aug. 29. Devon Young, 22, is charged with two... Read More