Judge Continues Case After Defendant Picks Up New Charge

By D.C. Witness Staff - August 7, 2020
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A DC Superior Court judge continued a defendant’s case after the defense attorney said that his client picked up a new charge in Maryland.

Rashaad Winston was charged with armed robbery on July 15, 2015. He pleaded guilty to updated charges of robbery and conspiracy to commit a crime of violence while armed the following September

He was sentenced to five years of incarceration, two of which were suspended, and two years of probation for conspiracy. He received a sentence of 40 months of incarceration, 22 of which were suspended, and three years of probation for the robbery. Judge Juliet McKenna set the sentences to run concurrently to the other.

After a probation violation report was filed on June 3, 2019, Winston was scheduled for a show cause hearing on Feb. 24. During the hearing, defense attorney Susan Ellis said her client was incarcerated in another jurisdiction.

Winston was not present for his Aug. 6 hearing. A Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) representative said Winston was compliant with reporting and probation conditions.

Ellis said that Winston now has a matter in Maryland that is set for March of 2021. The defense attorney also said she is tracking the case.

Judge Gerald Fisher continued the the probation hearing to April 5, 2021, in order for the defendant to explain his noncompliance in front of the case judge, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt.