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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- May 1, 2018
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Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson recently ruled a 2016 murder trial would not be dismissed in reference to the defense’s motion that claimed the prosecution suppressed evidence.
Judge Dayson told counsel April 30 that Brady v. Maryland had not been violated in respect to the lack of a connection made between a fraud case and a homicide case.
Arlene Petty, a co-worker of Stephanie Goodloe, allegedly made more than $30,000 from her death after setting up a GoFundMe account for the decedent’s daughter. Petty is charged with fraud in the first-degree.
Goodloe, who was 40 at the time, was allegedly shot in her home, located on the 700 block of Kentucky Avenue, SE on June 18, 2016, by her ex-boyfriend Donald Hairston. Hairston, who was 49 at the time, is charged with first-degree murder while armed.
The judge says that although troubling, she understood why the officer did not make the connection, referencing that he seemed genuinely perplexed about how the cases related to the other during his testimony on April 27.
The defense’s motion to question an officer of the court who supposedly knew about both cases was granted.
A Brady violation was also found on April 11. The court ordered the prosecution to turn over any evidence regarding WePay, and online payment service, or GoFundMe payments that were flagged as fraudulent.
The defense has filed several motions for the case to be dismissed. All motions have been denied.
The trial is expected to continue on May 1.