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On March 19, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt granted a defendant’s pretrial release in a 2023 homicide. Emerita Garcia, 45, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly aiding…
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On Feb. 23, D.C Superior Court Judge Robert Okun heard arguments in relation to trial postponement and a change of counsel in a homicide case. Lavaughn Barnes, 32, is charged…
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On Jan. 3, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt said prosecutors did not have sufficient evidence to charge a defendant with first-degree murder while armed, but stated they met the…
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The question of how much information about DC jury selection is enough was heatedly debated before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo in a Dec. 15 hearing. “There is a…
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On Dec. 11, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt continued a homicide defendant’s preliminary hearing to review evidence before making a probable cause ruling. Emerita Garcia, 45, is charged with…
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On Dec. 11, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt continued a homicide defendant’s preliminary hearing to review evidence before making a probable cause ruling. Emerita Garcia, 45, is charged with…
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This case was acquitted on Nov. 15, 2023. On Nov 15. a jury delivered a not-guilty verdict on all charges before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein following a weeks-long…
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On Nov. 28, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun denied a prosecutor’s request to revoke a homicide defendant’s release. Dwayne Fountain, 43, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for…
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On Nov 9, DC Superior Court Judge Okun ordered homicide defendant Dwayne Fountain to perform weekly drug testing. Fountain, 43, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged…
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This case was acquitted on Nov. 15, 2023. On Nov. 8, parties provided closing statements for a 2020 homicide case in front of DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein. Michael…
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This case was acquitted on Nov. 15, 2023. On Nov. 6, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein said a detective’s apparently contradictory testimony in a murder trial is “concerning.” Michael…
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This case was acquitted on Nov. 15, 2023. On Nov. 1 prosecutors called more witnesses in a 2020 homicide case before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein. Michael Austin, 28,…
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