Judge Melissa M. Phinn Archives - Page 9 of 44

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

Judge Continues Scheduling Hearing for Man Accused of Barber Shop Murder

Details On Sept. 18, a first-degree murder defendant’s case moved from his scheduled jury trial to reception court for a new date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn.... Read More

Counsel’s Recovery Delays Trial for Roosevelt Park Shooting Defendant

Details On Sept. 15, a jury trial in a shooting case l before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence R. Daniels had to be rescheduled so the defense attorney could recover... Read More

Judge Sets Date for Double Homicide Defendant’s Trial

Details On Sept. 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a double homicide defendant’s trial for Dec. 13, because that’s when a medical examiner will be available to... Read More

Defendant Accused of Attempted Murder Set for December Trial After Rejecting 15-Year Plea Offer

Details A 29-year-old Baltimore man facing attempted murder and weapons charges rejected a plea offer of 15 years incarceration on Sept. 13 and is expected for trial later this year. During... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing for Defendant Charged in Edmondson Avenue Murder

Details On Sept. 12, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn ruled to continue the hearing for a defendant charged with first-degree murder. Defense attorney Brandon Patterson was present in... Read More

Pennsylvania Man Awaits Trial Date After Waiving Speedy Trial Right

By Andrew Michaels - September 13, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details A 21-year-old Pennsylvania man charged with murder in Baltimore City waived his speedy trial right on Sept. 13 to give his defense counsel time to prepare for trial. Jaheim Battle,... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects Plea Offer

Details Defendant Nadeem Tajdin and his defense lawyer, Robert Cohen, rejected a prosecution plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Tajdin, 49, is charged with two counts... Read More

Retrial of HBO’s ‘Charm City Kings’ Actress Coming in 2024

Details The retrial of HBO’s “Charm City Kings” actress Lakeyria Doughty is expected to occur in early 2024 after stacked cases and prosecutor availability postponed her initial Sept. 8 retrial date.... Read More

Bail Denied for Defendant in Self-Inflicted Non-Fatal Shooting

Details On Sept. 8, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Christopher L. Panos denied bail for a man experiencing medical complications from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and lack of adequate childcare at... Read More

Counsel Will Attempt to Resolve 15-Year-Old’s Murder Case Before Trial, Prosecutor Says

Details Counsel is attempting to resolve the case of 15-year-old homicide defendant Costello Simms short of trial for the murder of 21-year-old Ronald Boone, according to a Baltimore City prosecutor. Simms... Read More

Shooting Defendant Awaits Trial Date

Details On Sept. 8, defendant Damian Palmer who has a pending plea offer didn’t receive a trial date in an appearance before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn Damian... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing in Northwest Baltimore Non-Fatal Shooting

Details On Sept. 7, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a hearing for an attempted murder defendant because neither counsel wasn’t present when the hearing was called. Due to... Read More