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D.C. Witness Staff
- December 14, 2018
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Details A convicted murderer was sentenced Dec. 14, to 9.5 years in prison. However, the victim’s family was not pleased with the duration of the sentence. Talib Clay pleaded guilty in... Read More
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- December 14, 2018
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Details A man convicted for killing an innocent bystander was sentenced to 37 years in prison. Kelby Gordon was convicted in July of second-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill... Read More
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- December 14, 2018
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Details A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot on Dec. 13 in an area that wasn’t far from where members of his family lived. According to Metropolitan Police Chief Peter Newsham, officers... Read More
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- December 14, 2018
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Details On Dec. 13, a medical examiner contradicted a mother’s testimony about the night her son was killed. Eric McDuffie is charged with first-degree murder and a related gun offense... Read More
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- December 13, 2018
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Details On Dec. 13, a DC Superior Court judge rescheduled a murder trial so that the defense could conduct DNA testing. Leonard Smith is charged with first-degree murder while armed for... Read More
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- December 13, 2018
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Details A sentencing date is now pending for a man convicted of murder. The delay was spurred by a change in counsel. In October, a jury convicted Babajide Pittman of first-degree murder... Read More
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- December 13, 2018
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Details The mother of a 2015 homicide victim took the stand Dec. 12 and identified the defendant as the man who killed her son. However, a police officer says the mother... Read More
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- December 12, 2018
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Details During a post-disposition hearing for a murder defendant, an inmate said the defendant was not with the armed individual prior to a 2011 shooting. In 2011, Chamontae Walker was sentenced... Read More
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D.C. Witness Staff
- December 12, 2018
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Details During a murder trial, a witness told a jury that her life was in danger after it became publicly known that she was going to testify against a murder defendant.... Read More
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D.C. Witness Staff
- December 12, 2018
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Details On Dec. 12, two co-defendants pleaded guilty to their involvement in the death of a man in 2015. Antonio Brown pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed for shooting Charles Welch... Read More
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D.C. Witness Staff
- December 12, 2018
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Details In an effort to minimize unfair sentences, District of Columbia Superior Court judges determine sentences through a chart that applies to all charges, including repeated offenses. The Voluntary Sentencing Guidelines Manual,... Read More
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D.C. Witness Staff
- December 12, 2018
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Details A District of Columbia Superior Court judge granted Dec. 11 the defense’s request to continue two murder defendants’ preliminary hearing. Dale Thomas and Donnell Mills are charged with first-degree murder... Read More