October 2022 - Page 6 of 14

Prosecution Introduces Potential Motive in Preliminary Hearing

Details During an Oct. 19 preliminary hearing, the prosecution presented jail call conversations that established an alleged motive for the defendant in a homicide trial. River Barfield, 19, is charged with... Read More

Compared To Other Sex Abuse Charges, First-Degree Sex Abuse Defendants Receive Harsher Sentences

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] - October 21, 2022
Daily Stories | Data |

Details Defendants that are charged with first-degree sex abuse serve longer sentences in prison compared to defendants charged with any other sex abuse offense. The average sentence for defendants charged with... Read More

Judge Sets Defendant’s Trial 4 Years After Homicide

Details During an Oct. 18 status hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan set the trial’s start date for a homicide case nearly four years after the incident occurred. Ch’Juan Robinson,... Read More

Judge Allows Homicide Defendant to Travel

Details DC Superior Court Judge Brandt granted defense attorney Jacqueline Cadman’s request for her client to travel in mid-November in order to help his family. Howard Fritts is charged with first-degree... Read More

Prosecution Drops Defendant’s Murder Charge in 2021 Homicide Case

Details A murder charge was dropped based on a motion filed by the prosecution during an Oct. 20 hearing. Treavon Johnson, 24, was charged with second-degree murder while armed in connection... Read More

Leading Suspect Made Deal With Prosecutors Hours After Daughter was Murdered, Mother Says

Details On Oct. 19, a former detective testified in the fatal shooting of her 17-year-old daughter after the leading suspect made a deal with prosecutors. Robert Moses, 23, and 23-year-old James... Read More

Judges Releases Sex Abuse Defendant from DC Jail

By Beatriz Canals [former] - October 20, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Sex Abuse | Sexual Assault |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee released a sex abuse defendant from the DC Jail and ordered him to home confinement during an Oct. 20 preliminary hearing. The 24-year old... Read More

Victim’s Mother Testifies in Murder Trial

Details During an Oct. 19 murder trial, the victim’s mother testified about her son’s death. Derek Turner, 31, and co-defendant Ronnika Jennings, 44, are charged with first-degree murder while armed, possession... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause In Sex Abuse Case

Details During an Oct. 19 preliminary hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee found probable cause in a sex abuse case, ruling that evidence against the defendant is sufficient for a... Read More

Judge Grants Motion to Preclude Some of Medical Examiner’s Images from Trial

Details During an Oct. 18 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt granted defense attorney Sean Sukumar’s motion to preclude a medical examiner’s photographic evidence from the trial as well as... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Murder of Alexandria, VA Man

Details On the second day of a preliminary hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt ruled there was probable cause in the murder of an Alexandria, Va. resident. Delonte Jackson, 23,... Read More

Judge Releases Domestic Violence Defendant Under Supervision Program

Details On Oct. 18, defense attorney Carrie Weletz asked DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun for more time to discuss a plea offer with her client. The 36-year-old DC man charged... Read More

Month: October 2022