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Audrey Staudacher
, Mia Kimm - February 28, 2024
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On Feb. 27, a homicide defendant accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors in DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo’s courtroom.
Andre Hicks, 40, was originally charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 34-year-old Daniel Adams on Nov. 25, 2023, on the 1700 block of Benning Road NE.
Hicks’ defense attorney, Steven Kiersh, told the court that Hicks would like to accept the prosecution’s plea offer, which required him to plead guilty to one count of second-degree murder while armed, in exchange for the prosecution not seeking an indictment.
The prosecution claimed if the case had gone to trial, the evidence would have proven beyond a reasonable doubt that Hicks was the perpetrator in Adams’ death.
After confirming that Hicks understood the terms of his plea, Judge Demeo ordered a pre-sentence report.
Parties are slated to return for sentencing on May 3.
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