A defense attorney for a convicted murder said he wanted to conduct further DNA testing to exonerate his client.
In 2012, a jury found Keith Littlepage guilty of stabbing Selina Knight on the 3000 block of Nelson Pl., NE. Littlepage, 56, received a sentence of 50 years in prison. Before his appeal, Littlepage served time at the United States Penitentiary in McCreary, Kent. He is currently being held at the D.C. Jail. Littlepage is scheduled for release on Nov. 2, 2054. After his prison sentence, he is also required to serve five years on supervised release.
Homicide Watch reported that the murder was committed out of retribution after the decedent tried to end their relationship.
Littlepage’s defense attorney,Doresey Jones, said he is waiting on DNA analysis from the crime scene. He said partial results were inconclusive, so additional tests are needed. Jones said he expects the testing would be completed by July 11.
DC Superior Court Judge Thomas Motley told the defense to explain how the results of the testing would affect a retrial.
A status hearing is scheduled on Sept. 25.
