Judge Melissa Phinn Archives - Page 7 of 21

Defendant Accused of Attempted Murder Rejects Plea Offer

Details During a Nov. 17 reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn presided over parties as a defendant accused of attempted murder declined a plea offer posed by the prosecution.... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Offer and Receives Tentative Trial Date

Details On Nov. 18, a defendant facing multiple charges, including attempted murder, was informed that his jury trial would be rescheduled for Nov. 21. Larry Alexander Lee, Jr. received a new trial... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing for 15-Year-Old Murder Defendant

Details During a Nov. 21 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn issued a continuance for a 15-year-old murder defendant as parties await the selection of a new prosecutor. The defendant... Read More

Judge Postpones Hearing Pending Response to Motion for Reconsideration in Case Involving MS-13 Affiliate

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn postponed a reception court hearing on Nov. 17 as the defense counsel, who is representing an attempted murder defendant affiliated with the MS-13... Read More

Defendant Charged with Attempted Murder Rejects Plea for Assault

Details An attempted murder defendant rejected a prosecutor’s plea of 10 years in prison for first-degree assault on Nov. 16 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Willian Flores... Read More

Vehicular Manslaughter Defendant Receives Trial Date

By Ashleigh Joplin [former] - November 16, 2022
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Details A defendant charged with vehicular manslaughter was scheduled for trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Nov. 16. The defendant Brittany Julius is charged with vehicular manslaughter and... Read More

Trial Date Set for Defendant in 2018 Francis Street Murder

By Ashleigh Joplin [former] - November 16, 2022
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Details On Nov. 16, a trial date was scheduled for a murder defendant before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Damien Woods is charged with first-degree murder, use of... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Man Accused of Assaulting Pregnant Girlfriend and Killing Unborn Child

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn presided over counsels as they established a trial date for a man who allegedly assaulted his pregnant girlfriend, killing their unborn child. Rodney... Read More

Prosecution Unable to Respond to Defense’s Not Criminally Responsible Claims on Behalf of Mother Accused of Murdering Children

Details During a Nov. 14 reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn set a trial date for a murder defendant and presided over parties as they discussed possible plea offers... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date and Defense Denies Plea Offer in Hearing for Murder Defendant

Details During a Nov. 14 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn presided over counsels as they decided on a trial date. The defense rejected a plea offer posed by... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Defendant Accused of Perpetrating Non-Fatal Shooting

By Ashley Brown [former] - November 14, 2022
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Details During a Nov. 14 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn presided over parties as they set a trial date for a man accused of perpetrating a... Read More

Defense Rejects Plea Offer on Behalf of Murder Defendant

Details A defense attorney representing a murder defendant declined a plea offer posed by the prosecution during a Nov. 10 court proceeding under the counsel of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Judge Grants Continuance to Murder Defendant Accused of Stabbing Girlfriend

By Ashley Brown [former] - November 8, 2022
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Details During a Nov. 7 reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn issued a continuance to a murder defendant who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend. Michael Allen is charged... Read More

Murder Defendant Undergoing Retrial Awaits Mental Health Evaluation

Details A mental health competency test was ordered by the defense for a murder defendant undergoing a retrial on Nov. 7 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Anthony Burris... Read More

Armed Assault Defendant Declines Plea Offer

Details A man accused of perpetrating an armed assault declined a plea offer posed by the prosecution on Nov. 7 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Anthony Walker is... Read More

Defense Requests Additional Mental Health Evaluation for Murder Defendant Despite Proven Competency

Details Notwithstanding prior testing deeming a murder defendant competent, his defense attorney requested an additional mental health screening on Nov. 7. Major Kinchen, 32, is charged with first-degree murder, use of... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Alleged ‘39 Babies’ Gang Members

Details During a Nov. 7 Baltimore reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn set a trial date for alleged gang members accused of murder, among other crimes. Karon... Read More

Victim’s Mental Health Crisis Delays Start of Attempted Murder Trial

Details An assistant state’s attorney asked had their request to have an attempted murder trial postponed to the new year denied on Nov. 2 by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa... Read More

Murder Defendant Has Trial Date Set for February 2023

Details A Baltimore man charged with murder had his trial date set on Nov. 2 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Nelson McNorton had his new attorney Tony... Read More

Trial Date Set for Man Charged In 2020 Killing of 1-Year-Old

Details A homicide defendant had his trial date set for June 2023 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Oct 31. Paul Dion Hardy Jr. was scheduled to... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Has Trial Set for March 2023

Details A Baltimore man charged with attempted murder had his trial date set before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Oct. 28. Defendant Ryshawn Ellison rejected a plea... Read More

Shooting Defendant’s Case Nolle Pros Due to Prosecution Being Unprepared

Details A non-fatal shooting defendant had his case nolle pros by the prosecution during reception court on Oct. 25 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Judge Phinn found... Read More

Retrial for 2014 Triple Shooting Set for April 2023

By Ashleigh Joplin [former] - October 27, 2022
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Details Prosecutors did not have a plea to offer a second-degree murder defendant up for retrial during reception court on Oct. 26 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Has Trial Set for November

Details A defendant facing charges related to a non-fatal shooting on December 2021 had his trial date set before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Oct 26. Prosecutors... Read More