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Judge Gives Domestic Violence Defendant Suspended Sentence

A domestic violence defendant said she has accepted responsibility for her actions when she was sentenced for contempt on Feb. 23.

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan sentenced Felicia Lewis to 90 days, all of which were suspended, plus one year of probation. She will receive credit for time served.

Conditions of her probation include drug screening, anger management classes, a stay away order and a mental health assessment.

Lewis must also pay $100 to the Victims of Violent Crime (VVC) compensation fund. 

Adriana Montes wrote this article

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