Homicide Trial Postponed Days Before Trial Slated to Begin
On Feb. 22, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun agreed to vacate reschedule a homicide trial date set to start in three days. Juan Peterson, 33, is charged with first-degree…
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On Feb. 22, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun agreed to vacate reschedule a homicide trial date set to start in three days. Juan Peterson, 33, is charged with first-degree…
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On Jan. 31, a shooting defendant accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors in DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz’s courtroom. Zaria Williams, 22, was originally charged with assault with…
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On Sept. 8, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan sentenced homicide defendant Kavell Miller to 90 months of incarceration followed by five years of supervised release. Miller, 22, was originally…
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On May 25, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan alerted parties in the case that doctors found Kavell Miller mentally competent for sentencing. Miller, 22, was accused of shooting 33-year-old Lester…
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On April 18, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein granted a defense attorney’s motion to withdraw as counsel for a murder defendant, appointing a new attorney for the fourth time. …
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On April 4, a murder defendant alerted the court that he was waiving his right to independently test DNA evidence produced by prosecutors. Juan Peterson, 32, is charged with first-degree…
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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun continued a hearing after a defendant in a murder trial refused to come to the courthouse on March 22. Juan Peterson, 32, is charged…
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On Feb. 10, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun arraigned a defendant on 11 charges in a felony arraignment hearing for a homicide case. Juan Peterson is charged with first-degree…
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During a felony status conference on Jan. 26, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan accepted a plea agreement for voluntary manslaughter while armed. Kavell Miller, has been accused of shooting…
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A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant for shooting a 21-year-old man multiple times in the back in 2018. Co-defendants Kewon Hunter and Stephon Evans were charged with first-degree murder…
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A DC Superior Court judge ruled that the case of a fatal shooting one fall afternoon in Bellevue has enough evidence to go to trial. Kavel Miller could not waive…
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A DC Superior Court judge ordered a murder defendant’s transfer to St. Elizabeths Hospital, DC’s psychiatric institution, for an exam to determine if he is competent to stand trial. Kavel…
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