Judge Melissa Phinn Archives - Page 3 of 21

Defendant Rejects 50-Year Plea for Allegedly Shooting 19-Year-Old in Head

Details A 21-year-old homicide defendant will proceed to trial rather than plead guilty to the first-degree murder of 19-year-old Julian Fruh in 2022. During reception court on March 13, the prosecution... Read More

Woman Charged As Adult Pending Transfer to Juvenile Court

Details A 19-year-old woman who is being charged as an adult for a 2022 attempted murder was scheduled for trial in September as counsel awaits to hear whether the case will... Read More

Bar Bouncer Shooting Was ‘Self-Defense,’ Defense Argues

Details A bar bouncer will go to trial this July in what defense counsel described as a case of self-defense for the murder of 38-year-old Delaney Simmons last year. According to... Read More

53-Year-Old Man Accused of Killing MTA Bus Driver Last Fall Gets Trial Date

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge set a trial date for 53-year-old Leond Hill for fatally shooting a Maryland Transit Administration bus driver last October. During the defendant’s arraignment on... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter after Victim Ejected From Car in Central Forest Park

Details “Nothing will bring Tayshawn back.” On March 14, the aunt of 20-year-old Tayshawn Walker read an impact statement from the victim’s mother as the family gathered for the sentencing of... Read More

Defendant in W. Fayette Street Shooting Gets July Trial Date

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge set a summer trial date on March 13 for a homicide defendant accused of fatally shooting 33-year-old Jameo McClean in 2021. Jerome Jermey Johnson,... Read More

Man Accused of Assaulting Girlfriend, Causing Unborn Child’s Death Begins Jury Selection

Details Defendant Rodney Harris began jury selection on March 13 for assaulting his pregnant girlfriend and killing their unborn child nearly five years ago. During a brief appearance in reception court,... Read More

Convicted Manslaughter Defendant Has Attempted Murder Charges Dismissed in Another Case

Details Attempted murder charges against Terrance Belton were dismissed on March 10 for an incident in December 2018. During reception court, the prosecution informed Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn... Read More

Homicide Defendant Gets Trial Date, Despite Reduced Plea Offer

Details After several postponements, counsel agreed on a June trial date for 29-year-old Matthew Lipscomb for a homicide in July 2017. Lipscomb is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to first-degree murder,... Read More

Drunken Shooter Rejects Five-Year Plea, Will Proceed to Trial

Details A non-fatal shooting defendant rejected five years without parole on March 9 and will proceed with a jury trial in mid-May. After being released on home detention in December 2022,... Read More

Man’s Attempted Murder Charges Dismissed after Refusing to Testify Against Victim in Cross-Complaint

Details Attempted murder charges against 21-year-old Rayvon Timmons were dropped on March 9 when the defendant and the victim refused to testify against one another in their respective cases. Stemming from... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rescheduled for May Reception Court Hearing

Details The trial of a 27-year-old woman facing two counts of first-degree murder was postponed on Feb. 17, with plans to return to reception court in May. During Friday’s proceedings, Lexus Hart and... Read More

Man Accused of Non-Fatal Shooting Refuses Assault Plea That Would Dismiss Shooting Charges

Details A 45-year-old Baltimore man charged with a non-fatal shooting was given a June trial date on Feb. 17 for a case that a prosecutor said would be dismissed if he... Read More

Prosecutor’s Schedule Delays Start of Trial in Attempted Murder Case

Details A Baltimore man will have to wait a few days to begin trial in his attempted murder case due to the prosecutor assigned to the case being in trial for... Read More

Defendant Accepts Guilty Plea in 2022 Loneys Lane Shooting Case

Details During reception court, a reckless endangerment defendant accepted a guilty plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Feb. 13. The prosecution offered defendant Ja’Saiah Roberts a plea of five years,... Read More

Manslaughter Defendant Charged with Waverly Tavern Fatal Shooting Set for June Trial

Details The retrial of manslaughter defendant Bryan Hannah was set for June 20 for a fatal, drug-related shooting at Waverly Tavern in 2017. During reception court on Feb. 9, the prosecution and defense... Read More

Defendant’s Non-Fatal Shooting Case Pending on Plea for Separate Drug Trafficking Charge

Details Counsel for Damontrae Rich agreed to postpone his non-fatal shooting case on Feb. 9, pending the defendant’s decision to take a plea for a separate drug trafficking charge. According to the prosecution,... Read More

Man Accused of 2010 Shootout Has Case Postponed

Details The case of a non-fatal shooting defendant was postponed on Feb. 9, with plans to return to reception court on Feb. 17 to determine whether the prosecution will proceed with... Read More

Judge Assigns Trial Date to Third Defendant in Weapons Case

Details A defendant facing numerous weapons charges rejected another plea in Baltimore City Circuit Court on Feb 1. During Wednesday’s hearing, the prosecutor offered defendant Stacy Ellis a plea similar to one rejected... Read More

19-Year-Old Rejects 20-Year Plea for 6th Street Shooting

Details Following his release from home detention last August, attempted homicide defendant Michael Simms was given a trial date on Jan. 9 after rejecting the prosecution’s plea offer. Baltimore Police previously reported that... Read More

Quintuple Shooting Suspect Gets June Trial Date for Attempted Murder on Boarman Avenue

Details A 20-year-old man had a summer trial date set on Jan. 11 for his alleged role in a quintuple shooting on Boarman Avenue last year. A Baltimore City prosecutor offered Jarell... Read More

Accused Shooter’s Hearing Postponed after Defendant Became Agitated with Case’s Progress

Details A 32-year-old attempted murder suspect’s reception court hearing was postponed a week on Jan. 11 after he became agitated with the progress of his case. During Wednesday’s hearing, an assistant... Read More

Summer Trial Date Set for Attempted Homicide Defendant

Details Attempted homicide defendant Taron Whiting, 19, will begin his jury trial on June 1 in connection to an attempted murder last summer. Whiting is currently facing attempted murder, assault, reckless... Read More

No Plea Offer on the Table for Man Accused of Shooting Man, Disposing of Body

Details A prosecutor with the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office informed a Circuit Court judge on Jan. 9 that there is currently no plea offer in the case against defendant Carlos Pearson,... Read More