Counsel Schedules Court Proceedings in Prep for 2019 Trial

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 25, 2018
Court | Homicides | Suspects |

On July 25, a judge and counsel agreed on various hearings and deadlines for a 2019 murder trial.

Marquette Tibbs and Cinquan Cartledge’s attorneys, DC Superior Court Judge Judith Bartnoff and the prosecution agreed to schedule a status hearing on Oct. 19 and a trial readiness hearing on Jan. 25, 2019. The court proceedings would address any preliminary matters before trial on Feb. 19, 2019.  

In 2016, Orlando Donald Silver, lll was found lying in-between two parked cars suffering from a single gunshot wound to the back on the 1300 block of Howard Road, SE. The District of Columbia Office of the Medical Examiner said Silver, 37, was shot in the back and the bullet exited through his abdomen. Two witnesses told Metropolitan Police Department officers that they saw two black men run from the shooting, one was described as having long dreadlocks.

According to court documents, MPD found a firearm with a 14-bullet magazine, which they believe is the murder weapon. The firearm had 12 bullets in the magazine, one bullet in the chamber and one bullet was missing.

Tibbs, 26, and Cartledge, 24, were wearing GPS ankle monitors that placed them within 30-40 feet of the shooting. 

Counsel must alert the court of any expert witnesses that will testify and submit any motions by Dec. 14.