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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- May 7, 2020
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On May 6, judges at the DC Superior Courthouse released one inmate.
There was one hearings that were not in relation to emergency releases because of COVID-19. That hearing was a detained 24 hour forensic exam.
Two bond review hearings were rescheduled.
One man was released in his criminal case but was awaiting the outcome of a civil petition hearing to be released from incarceration.
Another man was held on other criminal charges.
One hearing had no ruling on release but instead addressed accommodations made by DC Jail
One defendant withdrew his request for release.
One bench warrant was issued for Raekwon Sutton.
One hearing was vacated.
Judges denied four releases.
In total there were 14 defendants that had cases. A majority of the cases were for bond review hearings. You can read about each case on dcwitness.org.