Judge Melissa M. Phinn Archives - Page 8 of 44

Judge Postpones Francis Street Murder Defendant’s Retrial

Details On Sept. 25, defendant Damien Woods and his stand-in defense attorney, Todd Oppenheim, asked Baltimore CIty Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to postpone Woods’ retrial. Woods, 35, is charged... Read More

Sick Prosecutor Delays Shooting Trial

Details On Sept. 25, defendant Tyrelle Fields and hisattorney, Augustine Okeke, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to set a trial date. Fields, 39, is charged with... Read More

2020 Murder Defendant Receives New Trial Date

Details Over a year after a hung jury resulted in a mistrial, a homicide defendant reappeared in reception court before Baltimore City Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to hear a plea... Read More

Police Recover Gun Used in Strip Club Shooting, Postponing Defendant’s Trial

Details Aldrich Hunter appeared in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria on Sept. 20 in order to begin his trial, but in light of new evidence, the... Read More

Co-Defendants Receive Trial Date in 2024 For Killing 1, Injuring Another in Double Shooting

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a January trial date for two co-defendants accused of a double shooting in 2021, killing 26-year-old Brionna Glasglow and injuring... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for Trio Accused of 2022 Murder

Details On Sept. 11, a prosecutor and attorneys for three co-defendants charged with murder appeared to postpone the scheduled jury trial that was before a Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Deal

Details A West Baltimore attempted murder defendant rejected a plea deal in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Sept. 14. Shelmon, 20, was charged with attempted... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial and Orders a Competency Evaluation for Homicide Defendant

Details On Sept. 12, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Geller postponed a trial for 24-year-old Jayquan Bridgeman, believing that the defendant should be evaluated for mental illness. According to... Read More

Judge Orders Competency Evaluation for Homicide Defendant

Details On Sept. 12, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa. M. Phinn scheduled a trial for Nov. 9 for a 24-year-old homicide defendant. Judge Jeffrey M. Geller previously postponed the trial... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for Man Accused of S. Loudon Street Killing

Details On Sept. 21, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn postponed the trial of a defendant accused of the 2022 murder of 37-year-old Tyrone Walker. Dana Davenport’s defense attorney,... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for 2022 Vehicular Manslaughter Defendant

By Jordan Fortuna [former] - September 21, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details On Sept. 19, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set the trial date for a 29-year old vehicular manslaughter defendant. Alexis Acosta and his defense attorney, Chaz Ball,... Read More

Woman Accused of Killing Child in 2022 Rejects Plea Offer

Details On Sept. 20, a Baltimore County woman accused of killing a one-year-old child rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The prosecutor offered Aurielle... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for 2021 Christian Street Murder Defendant

Details At a reception court hearing on Sept. 19, Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled the trial for a murder defendant. The defendant, 40-year-old Taiwan Mitchell, was represented by... Read More

Joint Retrial Scheduled Again for 18-Year-Old Defendants

Details On Sept. 19, Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled another retrial for two 18-year-old defendants charged with the fatal shooting of 38-year-old Clark Hohrein in 2021. William Holloman... Read More

Prosecution’s Inability to Secure Evidence Delays Trial

Details On Sept. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn postponed trial for defendant Zachariah Allison’s murder case. Allison, 18, is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use during a... Read More

First Reception Court Hearing Scheduled for Defendant Charged in E. Preston Street Shooting

Details On Sept. 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled the first reception court hearing in a case with a defendant charged in connection to a non-fatal shooting... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Attempted Murder Defendant

Details On Sept. 20, a 25-year-old attempted murder defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to set a trial date. Anthony Ward III is charged with attempted... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing for Attempted Murder Defendant

Details On Sept. 19, a 25-year-old attempted murder defendant rejected a plea deal before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Judge Phinn then continued the hearing for scheduling. Anthony... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Defendant Accused of 2021 Murder, Shootings

Details On Sept. 19, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled the trial of a 47-year-old man accused of killing 29-year-old Aaron Adams and injuring three other men. Michael... Read More

Defendant Charged With Murder of a Fellow Inmate Schedules Continuance After Co-Defendant Takes Plea

Details On Sept. 12, Khalil Madden was scheduled to appear in court in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John Addison Howard for the murder of an inmate while in... Read More

Counsel Discusses Potential Resolution for 19-Year-Old Attempted Murder Defendant’s Case

Details The attempted murder trial of an Owings Mills woman was postponed to December on Sept. 19 as counsel expressed hopes to resolve the case prior to trial. Markia Vaughn appeared... Read More

Three Charged With Pimlico Road Murder Get Separate Trial Dates in 2024

Details Separate trials for each of the three co-defendants charged with the murder of 21-year-old Amare Burrus will begin in late-January 2024. Darrean Fleming, Wesley Lambert and Garry Morris are all... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant to Consider Plea Offer Overnight

Details A 43-year-old defendant could not decide whether to accept or reject the prosecution’s plea offer on Sept. 18 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Thomas Carol Royal... Read More

Public Defender Withdraws from May Attempted Murder Case Citing Conflict of Interest

Details A 54-year-old defendant’s public defender disclosed to the Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn that she has a conflict of interest and won’t be able to further represent... Read More