A defendant charged with murder was appointed a new defense attorney after dissatisfaction with his former lawyer.
Darrell Moore, 45, is accused of shooting 38-year-old Julius Hayes on the afternoon of April 3, 2020, in a residential area of Northeast, DC. Hayes was shot six times on the 300 block of 18th Street, NE, and pronounced dead at a local hospital.
On March 29, former defense attorney Kevin Irving filed a motion to withdraw from the case due to his client’s disapproval. DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe accepted the motion and appointed the defendant to a new defense attorney Stephen Logerfo.
Irving made a motion to conduct DNA testing on items involved in the case. He is still waiting for the items to be tested.
However, because he will no longer serve Moore, he must inform Longerfo about the evidence testing.
Judge O’Keefe scheduled a time for this case to be finished.
Parties are scheduled to reconvene on April 4.
