February 2023 - Page 10 of 15

Judge Orders Forensic Screening in Child Sex Abuse Case

Details In a status hearing on Feb. 9, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan heard and accepted a motion for forensic testing in a child sex abuse case. The 31-year-old defendant... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date After Defendant Rejects Plea Deal in Homicide Case

Details At a status hearing on Feb. 9, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan set a trial date for a homicide case after the defendant rejected a plea deal. Antoine Turner... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Second-Degree Sex Abuse

Details A defendant pleaded guilty to second-degree sex abuse and waived his right to an indictment at a felony status hearing on Feb. 9. Alexander Hernandez, 42, is charged with second-degree... Read More

Judge Advocates for Defendant in Murder Case

Details D.C. Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt advocated for a defendant’s right to discuss a plea deal with his attorneys during a Feb. 9 hearing in a murder case. Micheal Dolson,... Read More

Female Defendant Held in Jail After Shooting Partner

Details A judge held one homicide defendant charged with second-degree murder while armed during presentment hearings on Feb. 8. Twenty-five defendants were brought before DC Superior Court Magistrate Judge Renee Raymond.... Read More

Document: Traffic Fatality in Northeast

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a traffic fatality that occurred on Feb. 8, on the 600 block of Rhode Island Avenue, NE. According to the preliminary investigation, a 2002... Read More

Witness Questioning Persists for Third Day in a Row in Sex Abuse Trial

By Aerial Lopez [former] - February 9, 2023
Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | Sex Abuse | Sexual Assault |

Details During a Feb. 8 non-jury trial, counsel resumed witness questioning in a domestic violence case. The defendant is being charged with first-degree sexual abuse and simple assault. The alleged incident... Read More

Sexual Assault Defendant Awaits The Decision Of His Case

Details On Feb. 7 a judge decided to continue a non-jury trial despite counsel’s requests to dismiss a sexual assault case. On Aug. 13, 2018, the defendant allegedly sexually assaulted the... Read More

Defense Requests a Continuance After Privately Discussing Proposed Peal Deal

Details Over two years after her arrest, a murder defendant appeared in front of D.C. Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo to discuss a proposed plea deal. Nijinsky Dix, a 38-year-old former... Read More

Judge Allows Defendant to Seek New Lawyers in Murder Case

Details During a status hearing on Feb. 8, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan allowed a defendant to seek new representation. Tony Morgan, 29, is charged with first-degree murder while armed,... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause Defendant Committed Murder

Details During a preliminary hearing on Feb. 8, DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo found probable cause that the defendant allegedly murdered another individual on May 30, 2022. James Jackson, 29,... Read More

Parties Argue Over Language in Murder Case

Details Parties had a lengthy debate on whether the language used by expert witnesses should be altered to be more comprehensible by the jury during a Feb. 8 hearing. Alphonso Walker,... Read More

Month: February 2023