Judge Melissa M. Phinn Archives - Page 5 of 44

Judge Sentences 22-Year-Old Defendant to Life For 2021 Double Homicide

Details On Dec. 1, courtroom emotions were high during the sentencing of a young man who was found guilty of the deaths of two men in August 2021. Raekwon Griffin, 22,... Read More

Lawyers Wait to Schedule Attempted Murder Trial

Details On Dec. 5, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn postponed the attempted murder trial of a defendant after he rejected the plea offered by the prosecution. Defendant Jamon... Read More

Scheduling Conflict Delays Non-Fatal Shooting Plea

Details On Dec. 4, A 27-year-old non-fatal shooting defendant accepted a plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn, but temporarily held off because his attorney wasn’t available. Devin... Read More

Armed Robbery, Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Offer

Details On Dec. 4, a 33-year-old attempted murder defendant rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Kimani Johnson is charged with attempted first- and second-degree... Read More

Duane Avenue Murder Defendant Gets May Trial Date

Details On Dec. 4, a 23-year-old murder defendant rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Darius Joyner is charged with two counts of first-degree murder,... Read More

Defense Contests Competency Finding for T-Mobile Murder Defendant

Details On Dec. 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued the reception court hearing of an 18-year-old murder defendant over doubts of his competency. Arthur McCaden is charged... Read More

Defense Requests Postponement to Review Attempted Murder Defendant’s Competency

Details Defense counsel for 40-year-old attempted murder suspect Kenneth Oakley requested a two-week postponement on Nov. 30 to allow him and his co-counsel to review the defendant’s recently completed competency evaluation.... Read More

Judge Denies Bail for Assault Defendant Awaiting Retrial

Details On Nov. 28, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Christopher L. Panos denied bail to a defendant while he waits for a retrial date. Maurice Wilkerson will now face trial again... Read More

May Retrial Set for Defendant Accused of Shooting a Mother, Son on Medford Road

Details The retrial of attempted murder suspect Derrien Gamble was scheduled for May 2024 following a mistrial earlier this month. Gamble, 20, received a partial conviction on Nov. 9 when he... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Attempted Murder Defendant

Details On Nov. 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Melissa M. Phinn scheduled the trial of a 52-year-old attempted murder defendant. Zarzine Wardlaw is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder, first-... Read More

Defendant Awaiting Global Plea Offer Gets May Trial Date

Details On Nov. 28, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a 28-year-old murder defendant’s trial. Reginald Whitaker is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Dissatisfied With Attorney, Unable to Schedule Trial

Details On Nov. 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued the hearing of a 32-year-old attempted murder defendant when it became clear neither he nor his lawyer were... Read More

Prosecutors Haven’t Offered First-Degree Murder Defendant a Plea Deal

Details On Nov. 28, first-degree murder defendant Kenneth Craig appeared in reception court in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M Phinn. Craig has not been given a plea... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Murder Suspect

Details On Nov. 28, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set the trial date for defendant Jose Flamenco-Reyes for May 21, 2024. Reyes, 37, is represented by defense attorneys... Read More

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