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Judge Denies Motion to Place Defendant Within 15 Miles of DC

Details After the District of Columbia Court of Appeals decided to reverse a defendant’s second-degree murder conviction, he is scheduled to be retried for a fourth time for his alleged involvement in... Read More

Defendant in Armed Rape Case Pleads Guitly in Exchange for 18-Year Sentence

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan accepted a guilty plea in a rape case dating back to March of 2018. In return for the agreement 22-year old Troy Ashley will... Read More

Judges Sentence Defendant to Two Consecutive Life Sentences in 2 Sexual Abuse Cases

Details Two DC Superior Court judges sentenced a defendant to two life sentences without the possibility of release for two separate sexual abuse cases. A jury found Ronald Berton guilty of... Read More

Medical Examiner’s Lack of Recollection Pushes Trial Date

Details During a March 15 motion hearing, both the prosecution and the defense questioned a medical examiner and detective in regards to a murder hearing. Tony S. Aiken, 48, is charged... Read More

Judge Sentences Defendant on New Charges, Allowing Him to Start Nonprofit for Children in Community

Details At a sentencing on March 17, DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee let Verazzano Porter plead to a lesser offense in order to create a nonprofit organization that would teach... Read More

Defendant Found Mentally Competent, Judge Rules

Details During a mental competency hearing on March 17, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein found a defendant mentally competent to stand trial. Karon Brown, 31, is charged with second-degree murder... Read More

Victim’s Brother-in-Law Testifies Regarding His Last Time Seeing the Victim

Details On March 16, a victim’s brother-in-law testified about his experience on the day the murder took place. Jean Kearney, 35, is charged in connection to the murder of Dontra Harris,... Read More

Man Charged in 2 Homicides Found Mentally Competent to Stand Trial

Details A defendant was deemed mentally competent to stand trial in two murder cases. Matthew Walker is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 32-year-old David Remen on the... Read More

Judge Gives Defendant Permission to Contact Her Children

Details On March 17, DC Superior Judge Marisa Demeo granted modifications to a stay away order that separated a mother from her children. Latasha Gray, 35, is being charged with second-degree... Read More

Defense, Prosecutors Spar Over Evidence in Double Homicide Case

Details The validity of an Instagram photo was debated at a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan March 17. The prosecution introduced a social media post suggesting that murder... Read More

Defendant Waives Right to Independent DNA Testing in Mass Shooting Case

Details On March 16, a defendant charged for a multi-victim non-fatal shooting waived his right to have DNA evidence tested at a laboratory of his choice. Ronell Offutt, 34, allegedly shot at... Read More

Defendant Sentenced to 48 Months in Domestic Violence Case After an ‘Extremely Dangerous Offense’

By Marta Fernandez - March 17, 2023
Daily Stories | Domestic Violence |

Details During the sentencing hearing of Joseph Lewis, DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz sentenced him to 48 months of incarceration followed by 3 years of supervised release. According to sentencing... Read More