Judge Melissa Phinn Archives - Page 9 of 21

Non-Fatal Shooting Case Pushed to Next Week to Set Trial Date

Details A 36-year-old non-fatal shooting defendant’s hearing was rescheduled for reception court next week so his defense attorney could be present to discuss a trial date. During Thursday’s proceedings, the prosecution... Read More

Plea Decision Delayed As Defense Finishes Reviewing Discovery

Details Defense counsel for attempted homicide defendant Marcel Moses asked the prosecution to keep its plea offer open on Sept. 22 to give him time to finish reviewing discovery before his client makes... Read More

Fatal Shooting Defendant’s Trial Pushed For 2nd Time

Details A 29-year-old man accused of fatally shooting another man in the head nearly two years ago had his trial delayed until March due to a personal matter on behalf of... Read More

Jury Trial Pushed 7 Months For Man Accused of Fatal Stabbing

By Andrew Michaels - September 22, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details A 35-year-old Baltimore man accused of fatally stabbing a man in South Clifton Park last year will wait another seven months for his jury trial following the prosecution’s request for... Read More

Adnan Syed: One of Many Overturned Convictions in Baltimore City

Details On Monday afternoon, Sept. 19, cheers from Adnan Syed’s family and supporters erupted throughout the courtroom as Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn announced her decision to overturn his... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects a Plea of Four Life Sentences

Details On Sept. 16, a Baltimore man charged with homicide rejected a plea of life before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Keith Fleming is charged with first-degree murder, nine... Read More

Ill Defense Attorney Postpones Attempted Homicide Defendant’s Retrial

Details Less than a month since his retrial was last postponed, Lorenzo Kevin Terry learned that his trial would be again pushed to October because his defense attorney was sick. The... Read More

Attempted Murder Case Postponed for Second Time

Details The case of attempted homicide defendant Dominic Noble was postponed for the second time in less than two months on Sept. 15. Dominic Noble is facing multiple counts of attempted... Read More

Attempted Homicide Co-Defendants’ Trial Postponed After Prosecutor ‘Overbooked’ Schedule

Details The trial of two men accused of shooting a ballot box guard during the 2020 presidential election was postponed two months on Sept. 15 when Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa... Read More

Defense and Prosecution Ill-Prepared to Start Attempted Murder Trial

Details Prosecutors said they had no offer for an attempted murder defendant on Sept. 13 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. The trial for Deshun Smith was scheduled to begin on... Read More

Baltimore Man Rejects Two Life Pleas for First-Degree Murder

Details A homicide defendant rejected a plea of two concurrent life sentences on Sept. 12 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Joel Ugah is charged with two counts of first-degree... Read More

Baltimore Man Heads to Trial after Rejecting Plea Deal

Details A Baltimore man charged with homicide rejected a plea offered by the prosecution on Sept. 9 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Jaquan Burks, represented by defense attorney... Read More

Trial Date Set For Mother Charged in the Death of Her 1-Year-Old

Details Baltimore City Circut Court Judge Melissa Phinn set a trial date for a mother charged in the murder of her baby on Sept. 8 after she was found competent to stand trial. ... Read More

Trial Date Set for Man Accused of Shooting Two Men, One Fatally

Details A trial date was set for a Baltimore man charged with two counts of first-degree murder on Sept. 8 before Baltimore City Circut Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The prosecution offered... Read More

Judge Grants Postponement in Home Invasion Murder Trial Due to New Evidence

Details State prosecutors and defense attorneys for two co-defendants charged with murder agreed to a joint request for a trial postponement, which was approved by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie... Read More

Accused Gang Member Rejects Pleas As Case Moves Through Federal Court

Details Alleged criminal gang member Jamal Smiley, who is facing nearly 200 counts, is likely to have his case resolved in federal court, according to the Baltimore City assistant state’s attorney... Read More

59-Year-Old Man Takes 1-Year Plea in Dog Fight Turned Shooting

Details A Midtown-Edmondson man allegedly involved in a dog fight turned shooting agreed to the prosecution’s plea of one year in prison for four weapons charges. During reception court on Sept.... Read More

Attempted Murder Retrial Postponed After Prosecution Cites ‘Discovery Issues’

Details Three years after a mistrial was declared, Lorenzo Kevin Terry was scheduled to begin his retrial on Aug. 22, however he will have to wait for a little longer due... Read More

Man Accused of Stabbing Ex’s Boyfriend Set for 2023 Retrial

Details The retrial for a man accused of fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend in 2017 is scheduled for a retrial in the new year. Jason Alcindor, 37, was sentenced to 30... Read More

Man Accused of Shooting Ex Will Head to Trial

Details Attempted homicide defendant Dorian Milstred will have his day in court in February 2023 for allegedly shooting his ex-girlfriend in North Baltimore two years ago. During reception court on Aug.... Read More

Attempted Homicide Case Postponed 2 Weeks for Prosecution to Contact Witnesses

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn granted a two-week postponement in the case of attempted homicide defendant Lamont Wood to give the prosecution time to contact witnesses. During reception... Read More

Homicide Defendant Declines Video Stipulation in Exchange for Earlier Hearing

Details A 38-year-old homicide defendant facing a life sentence is scheduled to go to trial in the new year after he declined an agreement with the prosecution to stipulate video evidence... Read More

2 Alibi Witnesses Get Attempted Murder Case Dismissed

Details The case for a 47-year-old Baltimore man accused of shooting his neighbor was dismissed on Aug. 15 after defense counsel identified two credible alibi witnesses. Donte Owens appeared in Baltimore... Read More

Manslaughter Defendant Gets Retrial in 2017 Waverly Tavern Shooting

Details The Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office shared its intentions to retry the case of 33-year-old Bryan Hannah on Aug. 12 after the defendant was granted an appeal for his voluntary... Read More