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Judge Dismisses Homicide Defendant’s Conspiracy Charge, Still Sentenced to Some 132 Years
DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson dismissed a conspiracy charge for a homicide defendant after a mandate from the Court of Appeals on April 10. Derek Turner, 34, was sentenced on March 13, 2023 to more than 134 years for conspiracy, first-degree murder, among other charges related to his involvement insome a shooting of 28-year-old Andrew McPhatter on March 1, 2017 on the 3500 block of Wheeler Road, SE. Read more »