A carjacking defendant, who filed a motion to vacate or overturn his conviction, alleges his lawyer is related to the victim and failed to represent him effectively. The argument came…
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Parties in a 2018 homicide case argued whether a defendant’s new sentence should be served concurrently or consecutively to a previously imposed penalty before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan,…
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On Feb. 28, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a homicide defendant’s request for release. Tywan Morris, 28, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, carrying a dangerous weapon…
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On Feb. 23, DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz reluctantly sentenced a co-defendant to 30 years in prison for his involvement in a 2017 homicide. On July 26, 2021, Malik Hewitt,…
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During an April 5 court proceeding, the prosecution asked for a continuance to finish reviewing four to five hundred documents related to a murder retrial. Eugene Burns, 31, is charged…
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A hearing held in child sex abuse case confirmed a defendant’s arrival at Federal Correctional Institution. Raymond Diggs, 37, was originally charged with five counts of first-degree child sex abuse,…
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A judge continued a sentencing for a sexual assault defendant during a Sept. 15 hearing. Raymond Diggs was originally charged with five counts of first-degree child sex abuse, enticing a…
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DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz sentenced a defendant in connection to a 2020 homicide James Flemings is charged with second degree murder while armed in connection with the fatal shooting…
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In a July 26 hearing, a homicide defendant demanded new attorneys. Daryl Thompson, 33, also known as Darryl Tompkims, is indicted on 14 charges, including two counts of first-degree murder…
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A homicide defendant refused to proceed with a June 27 status conference unless the judge agreed to appoint him new attorneys. Daryl Thompson, also known as Darryl Tompkims, is indicted…
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DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz denied a request for release from a defendant accused of shooting a woman in a vehicle during a dispute. The 21-year-old defendant was indicted…
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A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant on felony sex abuse charges for forcing himself on a woman in her Kingman Park neighborhood apartment. Richard Goodwin came to the…
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