Judge Melissa M. Phinn Archives - Page 4 of 44

Judge Continues Hearing So Alleged Domestic Shooter Can Consider Offer

Details On Dec. 18, a 32-year-old defendant could not make an informed decision whether to accept or reject a 10-year plea offer from the prosecution before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Alleged Gang Member Receives Trial Date

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial for a 22-year-old murder defendant accused of gang-related murders. Datwain Jackson is charged with conspiracy to participate in a... Read More

Hearing Waits for Available Prosecutor

Details On Dec. 18, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a hearing for an 18-year-old attempted murder defendant. Zion Davis is charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder,... Read More

McHenry Street Stabbing Defendant Rejects Plea Offer

Details On Dec. 15, a 50-year-old homicide defendant rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Michael Atkinson is charged with first-degree murder and possession of... Read More

Judge Schedules Alleged Gang Member’s Two-Week Trial

Details A 40-year-old defendant accused of murder and gang activity received a trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Dec. 15. James Brunson is charged with... Read More

Defendant Receives Trial Date Despite Pending Competency Evaluation

Details On Dec. 15, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial date for a 24-year-old defendant who may be found incompetent to stand trial. Jayquan Bridgeman is... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Receives May Trial Date

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled the trial for a 21-year-old attempted murder defendant on Dec. 14. Malik Height is charged with two counts each of attempted... Read More

Man Accused of Shooting Girlfriend’s Stepfather Receives Trial Date

Details On Dec. 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a 20-year-old attempted murder defendant’s trial for spring 2024. Tyresse Flemming, 19, is charged with attempted first- and... Read More

Trial Pushed for Man Accused of BB Gun Shooting Outside Edmondson Avenue Convenience Store

Details A 47-year-old man accused of shooting a victim with a BB gun earlier this year had his trial date postponed on Dec. 14. Nadeem Tajdin, 49, an Owings Mills resident,... Read More

Alleged Criminal Kingpin Rejects Plea, Faces Summer Trial

Details On Dec. 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial for a 37-year-old alleged drug kingpin in a gang. Ernest Hudson is facing 134 charges, ranging... Read More

Judge Schedules Attempted Murder Trial

Details On Dec. 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled the trial date for a 48-year-old attempted murder defendant. Tavon Allen is charged with attempted first- and second-degree... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects Plea, Takes April 2024 Trial Date

Details Non-fatal shooting defendant Jeremiah Dairo will proceed with a jury trial in April 2024 after rejecting a plea offer from the prosecution. On Dec. 11, the 24-year-old defendant appeared in... Read More

Recent Motion Decision Allows for April Murder Trial

Details On Dec. 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a 19-year-old’s murder trial after a long-awaited motions decision. Tyshaun Williams is facing over 60 charges, including multiple... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing After Defendant Bristles at May Trial Date

Details On Dec. 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a scheduling hearing after a 37-year-old murder defendant complained about not getting a speedy trial. Tayvon Miller is... Read More

Multiple Attempted Murder Charges Set for Suspect in March 2024 Trial

Details A 34-year-old attempted homicide defendant received a March 2024 trial date on Dec. 11 as the prosecution had no plea offer. Andrew Lindsey and his defense attorney, Jason Silverstein, appeared... Read More

Accused Non-Fatal Shooter Takes Trial Date Over Plea Offering Five Years Without Parole

Details A 37-year-old non-fatal shooting defendant was scheduled for a jury trial in March 2024 after rejecting a plea offer from the prosecution on Dec. 11. During Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

North Central Avenue Homicide Defendant Needs Competency Evaluation

Details On Dec. 8, the case of 24-year-old defendant Jayquan Bridgeman was continued by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Bridgeman is charged with first-degree murder and having a... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Mountwood Road Non-Fatal Shooting Incident

Details On Dec. 8, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn decided on a trial date for 47-year-old Mark Adain Jackson. Jackson is charged with firearm possession with a felony... Read More

Imla Street Murder Defendant Receives June 2024 Trial Date

Details On Dec. 8, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a 21-year-old murder defendant’s trial. Kerin Alvarez is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent... Read More

Trial of East Lombard Street Homicide Reset

Details On Dec. 6, the trial of 40-year-old second-degree homicide defendant Keith Mario Luckey was rescheduled by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Luckey is charged with second-degree murder,... Read More

2022 Attempted Murder, Robbery Defendant Gets New Plea Hearing

By Amel Kebede [former] - December 7, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details On Dec. 6, non-fatal shooting defendant Daquan Maliek Allen received a new plea hearing date. According to the Maryland Judiciary website, Allen, 24, is charged with two counts of attempted... Read More

Judge Sets Retrial Date for 2017 Shooting Defendant

Details On Dec. 6, Maurice Wilkerson appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Wilkerson’s attorney, Roya Hanna, and the prosecutor decided on April 4, 2024, for his retrial. ... Read More

New Trial Date Set for June 20 Shooting

Details On Dec. 6, Jamon Brown appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn in order to get a new trial date. The judge set the proceeding for Jan.... Read More

16-Year-Old Defendant Pleads Guilty in 2022 Attempted Murder Case

Details On Nov. 29, a teenager appeared in a packed courtroom accused of attempted murder following an incident in September 2022. Key’Shawn Shaw, 16, is charged with attempted first-degree murder, conspiracy... Read More