Judge Melissa M. Phinn Archives - Page 5 of 44

Judge Schedules Trial in Absence of Plea Decision

Details On Nov. 28, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a 37-year-old vehicular manslaughter defendant’s trial despite her attorney’s belief that she would take a plea. Tynisha Johnson... Read More

Defendant Wants Evidence Review Before Accepting Plea Agreement

Details On Nov. 28, a 43-year-old attempted murder defendant was unable to make a decision on either of the two plea offers available to him before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Old Frederick Road Shooting Suspect Weighs Bench Trial After Plea Offer

Details On Nov. 28, a 20-year-old non-fatal shooting defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to hear the prosecution’s plea offer. Cameron Cunningham is charged with first-... Read More

Wildwood Parkway Shootout Suspect Has Trial Date Postponed

Details On Nov. 27, Kiari Cromwell’s attorney, Jason Ott, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn in order to postpone his client’s trial. Cromwell, 25, is charged with... Read More

Defendant Accepts Armed Robbery Plea, but Trial Date Still Stands

Details On Nov. 20, a 27-year-old attempted murder defendant tentatively accepted a plea offer, but Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn did not accept the deal. De’Lass Reid is... Read More

2022 Murder Defendant Receives New Trial Date

Details On Nov. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a 28-year-old murder defendant’s next trial date after counsel were unable to begin a trial earlier this month.... Read More

Scheduling Hearing Continued for April Bayview Murder

Details On Nov. 20, counsel before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn could not come up with a trial date for a 21-year-old murder defendant. Kerin Alvarez is charged... Read More

Man Accused of Pushing Victim Onto Train Tracks Gets Trial Date

Details After hearing his complaints about his attorney, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled the trial of a 40-year-old homicide defendant on Nov. 20. Joseph White is charged... Read More

Judge Grants Murder Defendant Pro Se Motions Hearing

Details On Nov. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn heard the complaints of a 47-year-old murder defendant who felt his decision to represent himself, pro se, was not... Read More

Man With Over 130 Charges May Take Plea

Details On Nov. 13, the stand-in attorney for a defendant charged in a gang indictment told Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn that his client needed more time to... Read More

One Defendant Among Many in Gang Indictment Rejects 20-Year Plea

Details On Nov. 13, a 39-year-old defendant charged in the “39 Babies” gang indictment rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. James Brunson is charged... Read More

Another Alleged ’39 Babies’ Gang Member Scheduled for Trial

Details On Nov. 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled an alleged “39 Babies” gang member’s trial for next summer. Keith Miller is charged with participating in a... Read More

Alleged ‘39 Babies’ Gang Members Finally Receive Trial Date

Details On Nov. 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial of three co-defendants accused of being in the ’39 Babies’ gang and committing multiple violent crimes... Read More

In Closing Statements, Prosecutor and Defense Spar Over Evidence

Details As a murder trial drew to a close, defense attorney Augustine Okeke argued in Baltimore City Circuit Court the prosecution hadn’t provided solid evidence his client murdered anyone, and only... Read More

Plea Offer Awaits Pending Investigation

Details Attempted murder defendant Deon Hudson has not been offered a plea because prosecutors say the investigation against him is ongoing. On Nov. 7, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles J... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial For Defendant Charged in Shooting

By Hannah Rainer [former] - November 3, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details Absent Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton presided over reception court on Friday morning. Lonzo Lucas, 29, was on the... Read More

Man Accused of 15-Year-Old Girl’s Murder Has Trial Pushed to Early 2024

Details Homicide defendant Zachariah Allison’s jury trial for the murder of 15-year-old Ja’Nyi Weeden is expected to move forward in late January 2024 following the second postponement in less than two... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Seeks New Counsel

Details On Oct. 26, a 46-year-old attempted murder defendant wound up before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn even though his lawyer wasn’t ready for trial. Randy Jones is... Read More

May Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects Plea

Details On Oct. 26, a 27-year-old non-fatal shooting defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to hear the prosecution’s offer and set a trial date. Wallace Clifton... Read More

Pair Accused of Shooting at Teen Gets Trial Date

Details On Oct. 26, a pair of codefendants appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court before Judge Melissa M. Phinn to hear the prosecution’s plea offer and schedule a trial date. Theresa... Read More

Counsel Prepares for Trial After Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects Plea

Details On Oct. 24, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial for a 39-year-old attempted murder defendant after he rejected a plea offer. Jerrod Rowlett is charged... Read More

Co-Defendant Accused of Ruskin Avenue Homicide Gets April 2024 Trial Date

Details The second co-defendant charged with the murder of 28-year-old Donte Lee last year will head to trial in April 2024. A Baltimore City prosecutor offered 20-year-old Daquan Hawks a plea... Read More

Man Accused of Murder at T-Mobile Store Awaits Pre-Trial Competency Finding

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge agreed to postpone scheduling a trial date for 18-year-old Arthur McCaden in connection to last year’s T-Mobile store murder pending the results of his... Read More

Judge Orders Transfer for Manslaughter Defendant Held in Hagerstown

Details On Oct. 23, a 24-year-old manslaughter defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to schedule his retrial and demand transfer from a jail hours away from... Read More