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Judge Won’t Sanction Prosecution for Evidence in Homicide Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo denied a defendant’s motion to place sanctions on the prosecution for losing evidence in a homicide case on Nov. 8. Warren Tyson, 54, is... Read More

Stabbing Defendant’s Sentence Postponed For Apprenticeship

By Natalie Note - November 13, 2024
Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details On Nov. 13, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt allowed a stabbing defendant’s sentencing to be pushed to April, 2025 to allow him to finish a painting apprentice program at... Read More

Fatal Stabbing Defendant Pleads Guilty, Victim’s Son Delivers Impact Statement

Details After a defendant in a fatal stabbing case pleaded guilty in front of DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Nov. 7, the stabbing victim’s son delivered an impact statement.... Read More

Judge Denies Defendant’s Request to Dismiss Homicide Charges

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a homicide defendant’s motion to dismiss charges against him during a motions hearing on Nov. 8. James Lewis, 46, is charged with second-degree... Read More

Special Police Officer’s Testimony Disrupts Metro Stabbing Trial

By D.C. Witness Staff - November 12, 2024
Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects | Uncategorized |

Details A Special Police Officer’s (SPO) testimony devolved into heated exchanges with DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe on Nov. 5. That following the opening of a trial for a stabbing... Read More

Stabbing Defendant Rejects Global Plea Offer

By Cameron Horne , Kelsey Ball - November 8, 2024
Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details A stabbing defendant formally rejected a global plea offer that would have resolved three cases in a Nov. 7 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. James Callen, 40,... Read More

Prosecutors Question Stabbing Defendant’s Failure to Call Police

Details “You had to stab her to defend yourself … including those seven stab wounds on her back?” the prosecution asked during cross-examination of a stabbing defendant in a Nov. 7... Read More

Stabbing Defendant Pleads Not Guilty

By Cathy Ochoa - November 7, 2024
Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects | Uncategorized |

Details A stabbing defendant entered a plea of not guilty and requested a jury trial before DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur on Nov. 7. Valentino Allen, 34, is charged with... Read More

‘The Only Thing He Could Do Was Protect Himself,’ Says Defense Lawyer in a Stabbing

By Madelyn Nall - November 7, 2024
Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details A stabbing defendant testified at the conclusion of his trial on Nov. 6 in front of DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe. Samuel Robinson, 44, is charged with assault with... Read More

Stabbing Defendant Had to ‘Make a Decision to Protect My Life’

By Phoebe McConnell , Cameron Horne - November 7, 2024
Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | stabbing | Victims |

Details A stabbing defendant claimed self-defense in a dispute with the victim, who suffered 21 stab wounds, in trial arguments before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Nov. 6. Devan... Read More

Phone Store Stabbing Defendant Takes Plea

By Joseph Wolf - November 6, 2024
Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details A stabbing defendant pleaded guilty before DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian, hours before her trial was supposed to start on Nov. 6. Lakeesha Taylor, 51, was originally charged with... Read More

Judge Grants Second Pre-Indictment Extension in Stabbing Case

By Elizabeth Bernstein - November 6, 2024
Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects | Victims |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted a prosecutor’s request to extend the indictment deadline in a stabbing defendant because an essential witness is unavailable during a hearing on Nov.... Read More