The alleged suspects in the murder of 50-year-old Lenard Wills appeared in court for a status hearing.
Joseph Barbour, Willie Glover and Charles McRae allegedly stabbed Wills on Dec. 21, 2015 on the 700 block of 24th Street, NE.
In court, Judge Hiram Puig-Lugo asked McRae and Barbour if they wanted evidence, collected from the government, to be tested by independent DNA experts. Both defendants said they did not want the DNA evidence to be independently tested.
The judge allowed the government to reject subpoenas the defense had issued, stating that the defense hadn’t shown a need for the subpoenas.
A debate also occurred over having a pretrial hearing to discuss evidence and a conspiracy charge. The defense wanted to hold a pretrial hearing in order to discuss the conspiracy charge but the judge said they would continue with the motions hearing.
The hearing is set to take place on Aug. 14.
