Judge Melissa Phinn Archives - Page 5 of 21

Prosecutor’s Busy Schedule Delays Homicide Trial

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge postponed scheduling a trial date for 34-year-old homicide defendant Kevin Hall because the prosecutor was unavailable. Defense attorney William Buie argued against the postponement... Read More

June Trial Date Set for Defendant in Eastern Avenue Homicide

By Ashleigh Joplin [former] - December 14, 2022
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Details A Baltimore man charged with murder received a trial date on Dec. 14 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Prosecutors had no offer for the defendant Samuel Wise... Read More

Man Accused in 2017 Bar Shooting Gets Retrial Next Year

Details From two life sentences to an overturned conviction, 26-year-old Dimas Osoriovasquez will have his third jury trial in June 2023 to determine his alleged involvement in an attempted murder in... Read More

Trial Date Given to Defendant for 2020 Homicide

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge issued a trial date on Dec. 14 for a man charged in a fatal 2020 shooting on the 5600 block of Haddon Avenue. Shae-von... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Plea, Avoids Trial

Details An attempted murder case initially set to begin trial on Dec. 12 ended in a plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Defendant Eric Harcum, who is represented by Derrick Hamlin, accepted... Read More

Woman Accused of Bryant Avenue Shooting Rejects Plea, Gets Trial Date

Details A Baltimore woman accused of shooting a 26-year-old man in May was scheduled for trial this coming May after rejecting a plea offer from the prosecution on Dec. 13. Cowanda... Read More

Prosecution Holds Up Trial for Attempted Murder Defendant Due to Unaddressed Motions

By Ashleigh Joplin [former] - December 13, 2022
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Details An attempted murder defendant, who was scheduled to start his trial on Dec. 12, had his hearing pushed to March before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn due... Read More

Attempted Homicide Defendant’s Trial Pushed after Hiring New Defense Counsel

Details Attempted homicide defendant Edward McCormick is set for trial in May 2023 after he obtained new defense counsel, requiring a postponement. On Dec. 13, defense attorney Tony Garcia requested a postponement before... Read More

Counsel Nears Plea Agreement for Attempted Homicide Defendant

Details Counsel is nearing a plea agreement with an attempted homicide defendant Damon Martin, the prosecutor informed Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Dec. 13. During reception court on Tuesday, the... Read More

Defendant Receives Trial Date for 2021 Murder

Details Panel attorney Andrea Jaskulsky rejected a life plea for murder on behalf of her client on Dec. 12 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Gregory Young, 45, is... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Eastern Avenue Murder Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a hearing for a man charged with murder on Dec. 12. The prosecution and defense counsel could not agree on a... Read More

Trial Date Set for Attempted Murder Defendant

Details A Baltimore man charged with attempted murder had his trial date set before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Dec. 12. Travis Fauntleroy, who is represented by Maureen Rowland, rejected... Read More

Defendant Charged in Gas Station Shooting Rejects Plea Offer

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn presided over counsels in a Dec. 8 reception court proceeding in which a 48-year-old man who allegedly initiated a gas station shooting rejected a plea... Read More

Judge Issues Continuance to Murder Defendant

By Ashley Brown [former] - December 9, 2022
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Details During a Dec. 8 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn issued a continuance to a murder defendant whose defense attorney has neglected to visit him since his appointment... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for Man Accused of Attempted Murder

Details During a Dec. 8 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn postponed a hearing for a murder defendant after a witness could not attend the trial due to a family... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing For Attempted Murder Defendant Undergoing Retrial

Details During a Dec. 8 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn continued a hearing for a defendant accused of attempted murder in 2009. The man is currently undergoing a... Read More

Defense Counsel Newly Assigned to Fatal Stabbing Case

Details A hearing for homicide defendant Darius Williams, 35, was postponed on Dec. 6 after the prosecution informed the court of a new defense attorney who was assigned to the case.... Read More

Man Set for Trial in Garrison Boulevard Double Shooting

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge scheduled a 27-year-old homicide defendant for trial in May 2023 in connection to a double shooting earlier this year. According to the Baltimore Police Department,... Read More

Hamilton Hills Man Set for 2023 Murder Trial

Details A Baltimore man from Hamilton Hills will be tried for the murder of 22-year-old Joshua Whittington this May following a hearing in Baltimore City Circuit Court on Dec. 6 On... Read More

Co-Defendants in Fatal Double Shooting to be Tried Separately

Details Two homicide co-defendants will now be tried separately after issues with defense counsel caused a postponement. On Dec. 6, Shawn Brewton, 52, and Michael Corprew, 48, were scheduled to begin... Read More

Baltimore Man Charged with Discharging Firearms to Undergo Competency Review

Details On Dec. 2, a Baltimore man charged with discharging firearms had his reception court hearing postponed pending the results of a competency evaluation before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects Plea Offer and Claims Mistreatment in Baltimore Prison

By Ashley Brown [former] - December 6, 2022
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Details During a Dec. 5 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn presided over counsels as a 46-year-old defendant accused of perpetrating a non-fatal shooting rejected a plea... Read More

72-Year-Old Defendant Accused of Murdering Girlfriend Rejects Plea Offer

Details During a Dec. 5 reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn presided over counsels as a 72-year-old defendant accused of murdering his girlfriend declined a plea offer... Read More

Judge Delays Trial Date for Man Accused of Fatally Shooting Pregnant Woman and 3-Year-Old Daughter

Details During a Dec. 5 reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn delayed a trial date for a 26-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a pregnant woman and... Read More