On March 7, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein scheduled a trial date after defense counsel reserved the right to plead not guilty and asked for a speedy trial in a second-degree murder case.
Jose Ramos, 36, is charged with second-degree murder while armed in connection to the death of 58-year-old Eduardo Cruz Jan. 29. Cruz was found dead in a car in the Carter Barron Amphitheater parking lot located on the 4800 block of Colorado Avenue, NW.
Defense attorney Rachel E. Mccoy requested that the prosecutor provide the defense with all the evidence they have on the case.
According to court documents, a medical examiner listed Cruz’s manner of death as blunt force trauma, which police say stemmed from an altercation at the victim’s apartment on the 3700 block of Georgia Avenue, NW.
A status hearing is scheduled for May 12.
