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Judge Sets Trial Date for Homicide Case With Two Defendants

Details At a status hearing on Jan. 27, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein scheduled a trial date for two defendants in a homicide case. Twenty-six-year-old Georgio Hyles, charged with first-degree... Read More

Despite A Murder Defendant’s Accomplishments in Jail, Judge Denies His Request for Release

Details On Jan. 27, DC Superior Court Judge Maibeth Raffinan granted co-defendants’ request to waive their right regarding any DNA testing, but she also denied a defendant’s third request to be... Read More

Document: Vehicle Wanted in Connection to a Non-Fatal Shooting

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating a vehicle in connection to a non-fatal shooting that occurred on Jan. 27, on the 1200 block of... Read More

Judge Denies Defense’s Request to Remove Defendant From HISP

Details During a Jan. 27 pre-trial show cause hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied the defense’s request to have their client’s conditions relaxed from the conditions he was ordered... Read More

Homicide Trial Set to Begin in 2025

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan set a trial date in 2025 for a homicide case involving three co-defendants. The co-defendants, 23-year-old Mark Fletcher III, 22-year-old Malik Bynum, and 22-year-old... Read More

Judge Postpones Hearing to Give Prosecution More Time to Review Evidence

Details During a Jan. 27 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony C. Epstein postponed the next status hearing to give the prosecution more time to review pieces of evidence. Kirk Spencer,... Read More

Sex Abuse Defendant’s Sentencing Postponed

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun continued a sentencing hearing, so the defendant could review the paperwork regarding the sentencing to effectively represent himself. Akiem Williams, 38, was detained and... Read More

Murder Defendant Still on Release

Details On Jan. 27, an individual charged with first-degree murder is still on release after being unaware of a plea agreement that was offered to him on Dec. 14. Raymond Jones,... Read More

Defense Attempts to Get Case Dismissed Due to Destruction of DNA Evidence

Details In a status hearing on Jan. 27, defense attorney Dana Page requested the case get dismissed due to contamination of DNA evidence on the prosecution’s side. Daquan Gray, 21, is... Read More

Trouble with Phone Passcode Lead to Delay in Murder Case

Details The prosecution’s difficulty cracking an Iphone passcode led to a trial being moved until 2024. Carson Posey, 23, is charged with allegedly murdering Shantal Hill, 28, on April 15, 2020,... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Homicide Case

Details During a Jan. 25 preliminary hearing, D.C. Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan found probable cause in a murder case. Bernard Eddy, 23, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in... Read More

Judge Approves Further DNA Evidence is Necessary for Homicide Case

Details On Jan. 25, a defendant was scheduled for a hearing to discuss potential witnesses and DNA evidence. Antwon Greene, 34, was sentenced to 48 years in prison in 2015 for... Read More