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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- June 4, 2021
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A DC Superior Court judge continued a murder case after realizing the June 4 hearing was scheduled by accident.
Marco Powell, also known as Tyrell Powell, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the death of 22-year-old Semaj Alsobrooks. Powell, 24, is accused of shooting Alsobrooks on Sept. 4, 2019, on the 3900 block of East Capitol Street, NE.
Defense attorney Jason Tulley asked Judge Danya Dayson for a definitive timeframe of the trial schedule, but Judge Dayson could not give him one.
The case also has yet to be indicted.
Judge Dayson scheduled a status conference for Sept. 8, at which time they plan to schedule a trial readiness hearing. Judge Dayson attributed the delay in setting a trial readiness date to the prioritization of felony cases that opened at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lizzie Brennan and Anna Newkirk wrote this article.