Judge Melissa M. Phinn Archives - Page 9 of 44

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

Allendale Street Assault Defendant Rejects Plea

Details Defendant Nathaniel Henry Jr. appeared in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Sept. 6 and denied a plea for assault. The prosecution offered Henry a... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing for 2022 Ruskin Avenue Murder Defendants

Details On Sept. 6, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a hearing for two defendants, Daquan Hawks and Leonard Joyner, charged with first-degree murder. Hawks, 20, is charged with... Read More

Judge Continues Appleton Street 2021 Murder Defendant’s Scheduling Hearing

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a 2021 murder defendant’s scheduling hearing to Oct. 24, with the trial date anticipated sometime in January. At the reception hearing... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for 2022 Murder Defendant

Details The trial for homicide defendant Knowledge Hamilton was postponed Sept. 6 after news surfaced that the prosecution’s key witness was out of town due to a parent’s death. Hamilton is... Read More

Trial Date Set for Defendant Charged in Saint Clair Crossing Attempted Murder Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set the trial date for a defendant accused of attempted first-degree murder in Nov. 2022. Defense attorney Augustine Okeke represented Carla Hardy... Read More

Judge Continues Scheduling Hearing for Defendant in 2019 Stabbing Death of Wife

Details Despite being scheduled to begin his client’s retrial on Sept. 5, the defense attorney for a man accused of killing his wife on Jan. 11, 2019, requested a postponement to... Read More

Judge Continues Homicide Defendant’s Hearing to Allow Prosecution to Consult Victim’s Family

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a hearing on Sept. 5 for a murder defendant at the request of the prosecuting attorney. Benjamin Rowland, Jr. is charged... Read More

Attorney Requests New Trial Date for Defendant Accused in East Monument Street Murder Case

Details On Sept. 1, a defense attorney requested a trial postponement before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on behalf of his client accused of murder. Defense attorney Jason Silverstein requested a new... Read More

Victim Walked in Front of Defendant’s Car, Defense Argues in 2021 Vehicular Manslaughter Case

Details Was the defendant under the influence of anesthesia when he struck and killed 38-year-old Garrick Williams Jr. with his car and injured another man on March 1, 2021? This was... Read More

Tension Rises in Scheduling Hearing as Defendant with Dying Mother Awaits Undecided Retrial Date

Details On Sept. 1, defendant Willie L. Billinger appeared in reception court in order to schedule his retrial. According to Baltimore Witness, Billinger was initially convicted on two counts of first-degree... Read More

Hearing Continued After Dartmouth Road Fatal Stabbing Defendant Rejects Plea

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a hearing for a fatal stabbing defendant after he rejected the prosecutor’s 50-year plea offer. Elijah Nicholas, was represented by Maureen... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing for Defendant in Belair Road Attempted Murder Case

Details On Aug. 28, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn postponed a trial for defendant, Ira Linton’s, attempted murder case. The prosecutor requested the postponement because a Baltimore Police... Read More