Joseph Flint is a judge in based in Manhattan, New York City.
Cases tried[]
- People vs. Dennis Trope (L&O: "Gunshow")
- Granted the defense's motion to suppress the defendant's statement to the police on the grounds that the police violated his 6th Amendment rights when they questioned Trope knowing his mother was going to hire an attorney.
- Subsequently suppressed a shirt with blood stains from five of the victims on the grounds that it is fruit of the poisonous tree.
- Accepted a plea of guilty for 15 counts of murder to be served concurrently.
- Sentenced the defendant to 25 years to life in prison.
- Ordered the court officers to clear the gallery after an outraged father angrily protests against Trope's deal.
- People vs. Debbie Mason (L&O: "Stiff")
- Dismissed David Moore's motion to stop his wife's doctors from injecting Joan Moore with L-dopa to bring her out of her coma.
- People vs. Chris Cody (L&O: "A Losing Season")
- Sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole after being found guilty for murder in the first degree for contracting a hit on Dena Meredith.
Motions[]
- People vs. Gail Berardi (L&O: "Suicide Box")
- Referred the prosecution's motion for the defendant's records of her time as an M.E. to Civil Court, while recommending her to turn them over before he did and the defendant does.
Arraignments[]
- People vs. Anthony Biscotti and Frederic Libretti (L&O: "Nowhere Man")
- Remanded both defendants without bail.
- Arraigned the defendant on $1,000,000 bail cash or bond.
Appearances[]
- Law & Order (6 seasons, 9 episodes):
- Season 10: "Gunshow" • "Trade This" • "Stiff"
- Season 11: "A Losing Season"
- Season 13: "Suicide Box" • "House Calls"
- Season 14: "Nowhere Man"
- Season 15: "Mammon"
- Season 16: "Acid"