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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- July 16, 2018
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Homicides
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During a status hearing July 12, counsel disagreed about whether or not it was permissible to inform potential jurors of the time commitment needed for a trial for a man charged with commiting a quadruple homicide.
Daron Wint is charged with four counts of first-degree murder while armed for the deaths of 47-year-old Amy, 46-year-old Savvas and 10-year-old Philip Savopoulos, and Veralicia Figueroa, 57, on the 3200 block of Woodland Drive, NW in 2015. According to court documents, Wint, 34, beat the Savopoulos family and their housekeeper, Figueroa, with a baseball bat after holding them hostage in their home for the purpose of obtaining a ransom. According to news outlets, Wint worked at Savvas’ company American Iron Works.
Wint is also charged with kidnapping, burglary, theft, extortion and arson.
The prosecution asked DC Superior Court Judge Juliet McKenna to let potential jurors know, during the selection process, that the trial could last up to eight weeks. The prosecution said this would help find jurors that are available for the entire duration of the trial, which is scheduled to begin on Sept. 4.
Wint’s attorney, Judith Pipe, objected to the prosecution’s request, saying that an eight week commitment might cause potential jurors to decline to serve.
Judge McKenna ruled in favor of the defense and said that jurors will be informed about the schedule of the trial after they’ve been selected.
Wint is scheduled for a motions hearing on Aug. 3.