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Madelyn Nall
- October 9, 2024
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Defendant Michael Robinson was found not guilty for carjacking and two counts of robbery by a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe’s courtroom on Oct. 8.
Robinson, 39, was charged with unarmed carjacking and two counts of robbery for his alleged involvement in a carjacking on May 26 on the 3000 block of Georgia Avenue, NW.
During the trial, Robinson stated that he intervened in an incident after a driver hit a person on a bike, saying he was trying to help the cyclist. The cyclist, still unidentified, attacked the driver and drove off with his vehicle.
The prosecution had argued that the defendant and the cyclist knew each other and created the incident to steal the victim’s car. Defense attorney Martin V. Rosendorf said that this was an unsupported theory, and that he was only trying to help the biker and mediate the incident.
The jury ruled that Robinson is not guilty on all three charges, and the case was dismissed.
No further dates were set.