Judge Melissa M. Phinn Archives - Page 31 of 44

Attempted Murder Defendant Trial Set For December

By Hannah Sawickey [former] - July 26, 2022
Attempted Murder | Court | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details On July 26, attempted murder defendant, Edward McCormick was set to stand trial in December. McCormick, 51, has been charged with attempted first and second-degree murder, two counts of first-degree... Read More

Attempted Homicide Defendant Not Present in Court After Being Held in Central Booking

Details A Baltimore man charged with attempted homicide was not present in court on July 25 for his hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown. Devin Lee, 32,... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial After Defense Attorney Tests Positive for Covid

Details On July 25, non-fatal shooting co-defendants Keisha Clark and Tyrelle Fields’ defense counsel filed a joint motion with the prosecution for a postponement of trial due to Fields’ attorney, Augustine Okeke,... Read More

Trial Date Set Homicide Defendants Charged with Killing Baltimore Police Officer

Details On July 22, Elliot Knox and Travon Shaw and their respective defense counsels received trial dates for January and February 2023, respectively, in connection to the murder of Baltimore Police... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Set For November Trial

Details An attempted murder defendant declined the prosecutor’s plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on July 21. His trial is set for November. Brian Clark, 22, is charged... Read More

Homicide Defendant Set For Trial After Declining Plea Offer

Details Homicide defendant Richard Crowner has been set to stand trial in November after declining the prosecution’s plea offer on July 21 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Crowner,... Read More

Trial Set for Man Accused of Murdering A Baltimore Police Lieutenant’s Husband

Details On July 15, homicide defendant Sahiou Kargbo did not receive a plea offer from prosecutors due to the defense’s motion to transfer his charges to a juvenile criminal court. The... Read More

Homicide Defendant Proceeds to Early September Trial

Details Homicide defendant Quanta Worrell and his defense attorney, Josh Insley, rejected the prosecutor’s plea of 50 years on July 8 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Worrell,... Read More

Homicide Trial Postponed Due To Change in Prosecutor

Details The trial of homicide defendant Jeramey Barron was set to go to trial on July 11 but pushed to next year after the case switched prosecutors last week. Barron, 23,... Read More

Baltimore Woman Rejects 22-Year Plea, Scheduling Trial for October

Details A 39-year-old Baltimore woman accused of first-degree murder rejected a plea of 22 years in prison on July 12 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Niaja McCoy... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea for Life Sentence

Details A Baltimore woman charged with first-degree murder rejected a plea of life on July 12 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Lexus Hart, 27, is charged with... Read More

Homicide Defendant Trial Scheduled for February 2023

Details On July 12, a Baltimore man charged with first-degree murder was scheduled for trial for February of 2023 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Devin Davis, 34,... Read More

Prosecutor’s Hospitalization Delays Possible Plea for Homicide Defendant

Details The case of homicide defendant Devin Davis was delayed until June 12 after the prosecutor said she had not yet received an approved plea offer. During reception court, before Baltimore... Read More

Defense Moves to Suppress Search and Seizure for Previously Convicted Defendant

Details Defense attorney James Sweeting moved to suppress the prosecutor’s recovery of a firearm on July 7 in a homicide case. Harry Cokley, 36, is charged with first-degree murder, use of... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea

Details A homicide defendant rejected a prosecutor’s plea on July 7 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Alex Benbow is charged with first-degree murder in connection to an... Read More

Safe Streets Employee Rejects Plea to Vehicular Manslaughter

Details A Safe Streets employee accused of striking and killing a biker in 2020 rejected a plea offer on July 7 in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa... Read More

Judge Schedules Homicide Co-Defendants’ Trial for February 2023

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a homicide trial for two co-defendants, who were not offered plea deals as of July 7, for February 2023. Deonte Marvin... Read More

Baltimore Teen Rejects Plea Deal, Proceeds to Trial for Attempted Murder

By Emma-Victoria Villanueva [former] - July 5, 2022
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories |

Details A 19-year-old Baltimore resident rejected a plea of 15 years in prison before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on June 30. Tylon Tates is charged with attempted... Read More

17-Year-Old Attempted Murder Defendant Proceeds to September Trial

By Emma-Victoria Villanueva [former] - July 5, 2022
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Shooting |

Details A 17-year-old attempted murder defendant was scheduled for a September trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on June 30. Jeremiah Jackson is charged with attempted first... Read More

Baltimore Man Accused of Attempted Murder Rejects Plea

Details A Baltimore man accused of attempted first-degree murder and numerous firearm charges has rejected a plea offer during a reception court hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn... Read More

Non-fatal Shooting Defendant’s Case Sent to Trial

By Massiel Morales [former] - July 1, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details Baltimore resident’s case was sent to trial on July 1 during reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The 23-year-old defendant is facing six charges including... Read More

Murder Case from 2019 Receives 2023 Trial Date

By Emma-Victoria Villanueva [former] - July 1, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details A Grasonville, Md. resident’s trial was scheduled for January 2023 before Baltimore City Circuit Court expecting to last for five days Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Arnold Larvon Johnson is charged... Read More

Non-fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects Plea, Proceeds to September Trial

By Emma-Victoria Villanueva [former] - July 1, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details Non-fatal shooting defendant rejected a plea in relation to a non-fatal shooting that occurred in January 2020 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The defendant is charged... Read More

Homicide Defendant Set for Trial After Victim Dies 9 Years Later

Details On June 30, Corey Jennings, a homicide defendant, rejected a plea of 20 years with five years probation, scheduling his trial for October before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta... Read More