Defendant Pleads Guilty in One Case, Judge Revokes Probation in Two Others

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 21, 2020
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A defendant pleaded guilty in one case and had his probation revoked in two others.

During the July 21 hearing, the defendant pleaded guilty to simple assault for hitting his mother in the chest. 

Judge Maribeth Raffinan gave the defendant a suspended sentence of 150 days plus one year of probation. 

As conditions of his probation, the defendant must take a mental health assessment, drug and alcohol testing and pay $50 to the Victims of Violent Crime Act fund.

As part of the plea deal, a simple assault case from January was dismissed.

The hearing also addressed noncompliance issues Hoffman had with his probation in two separate cases. In one case, he was convicted of simple assault. In the other, he is charged with simple assault and destruction of property less than $1,000.

Both cases required Hoffman to serve one year of supervised probation.

Even though a probation officer said Hoffman has not been complying with the terms of his probation, the judge still terminated the probation in the two other cases during the hearing on July 21.

Hoffman is scheduled for a hearing on Sept. 2.