During a trial readiness hearing Jan. 22, a DC Superior Court judge said that select statements from a murder victim and a murder defendant were admissible during trial. Mason Binion,…
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Mason Binion was arrested on Jan. 24 and charged with first-degree murder while armed in the fatal shooting of Michael Francis Taylor in 2008. Mason Binion Affidavit (PDF) Mason Binion…
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A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a defendant charged in connection with a 2008 homicide to be sentenced in October. In 2015, Joshua Massaquoi was charged with first-degree murder while…
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A DC Superior Court judge found a defendant charged in connection with a 2008 homicide competent to be sentenced. In 2015, Joshua Massaquoi was initially charged with first-degree murder while…
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On June 24, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled a convicted murder defendant to be sentenced in September. Mason Binion, 34, was convicted of first-degree murder while armed in the…
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A DC Superior Court judge ruled that a defendant convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, accessory to second-degree murder and possessing a firearm during a crime of violence cannot be…
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A DC Superior Court judge delayed a May 25 sentencing hearing for a murder case at the defense’s request. In February 2020, a jury found 34-year-old Mason Binion guilty of…
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A convicted murder defendant’s newly appointed defense attorney asked to continue an April 8 hearing, so that she could have more time to review the case. In Feb. 2020, a…
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A DC Superior Court judge granted an emergency motion for a defendant’s transfer to Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital, DC’s psychiatric institution. In March 2020, Joshua Ellis Massaquoi pleaded guilty to conspiracy…
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A DC Superior Court judge granted a defense attorney’s motion to withdraw as counsel for a convicted murder defendant. In Febuary 2020, a jury found 34-year-old Mason Binion guilty of…
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A DC Superior Court judge continued a status hearing to give defense counsel time to contact the case judge about his motion to withdraw. In February 2020, a jury found…
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A DC Superior Court judge denied June 30 a defendant’s request to be taken off the High Intensity Supervision Program (HISP.) Joshua Massaquoi pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous…
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