DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan sentenced a 20-year-old homicide defendant to 144 months in prison during an April 14 hearing. Shaquille Bynum was originally charged with first-degree murder while…
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Approximately one year after a 20-year-old man was shot to death at a gas station in Shaw, the defendants charged with his death entered guilty pleas. Shaquille Bynum and Sean…
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A DC Superior Court judge continued a hearing in a murder case to allow for plea discussions. Shaquille Bynum, 19, and Sean Howard, 18, are charged with first-degree murder while…
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A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a preliminary hearing for the co-defendants in a murder case. The hearing will determine if the case should continue to trial. Shaquille Bynum and Sean…
+ Read MoreDuring initial hearings on March 2, DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann held two defendants charged with first-degree murder. Overall, 28 defendants were presented before the judge, and seven of…
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Two people have been arrested for first-degree murder while armed – felony murder in connection with a Jan. 6 homicide. At approximately 11:34 p.m. that day, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)…
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The homicide count in DC rose by 38 percent with a majority of the homicides resulting from gun-related incident. There were 18 homicides in January with 15 of those homicides…
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In the sentencing of convicted triple homicide defendant Rakeem Willis, DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan sentenced him to 125 years in prison. Willis, 38, was convicted of killing 26-year-old…
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After a juror reported he had fallen ill with the flu, DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan decided that the jury would not continue deliberations in a murder trial on…
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DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan granted a motion for a co-defendant’s acquittal during a triple homicide trial. Rakeem Willis, 31, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection…
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During a Nov. 3 proceeding, a witness testified to the first-hand experience of capturing a defendant in a co-defendant homicide trial. Jonathan Winston, 33, and Rakeem Willis, 31, are both…
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During the Oct. 31 hearing, the prosecution requested testimony from the medical examiner who conducted the autopsies on each of the three victims regarding the wounds they received during the…
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