Judge Melissa M. Phinn Archives - Page 5 of 44

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

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