A defense attorney in a homicide case told DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman that she would no longer represent her client in trial in a hearing on April 21.
Correy Ray, 47, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, second-degree murder while armed, robbery while armed, three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction greater than a year for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Marjai Wimbush on Dec. 4, 2022 at the 4200 block of 4th Street, SE. Wimbush died from a single gunshot wound to the left side of his chest.
Ray’s defense attorney, Rachel Cicurel, told Judge Edelman that she was leaving the Public Defender Service (PDS) before Ray’s scheduled trial on July 6. Cicurel expected to know within the next 10 days which PDS attorney will take over Ray’s case for her.
Meanwhile, Cicurel was not ready to proceed with an Innocence Protection Act (IPA) hearing, which allows a defendant to independently test the prosecution’s DNA evidence and that she would like more time to review the situation with Ray.
Parties are slated to reconvene on May 1.
