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Natalie Note
- November 8, 2024
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A homicide defendant asserted his right to independently test DNA evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Nov. 8.
Korriek Akinola, 23, is charged with premeditated first-degree murder while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Joshua White at a Shell gas station in the 4700 block of South Capitol Street, SE on June 6, 2023. According to court documents, White was shot in the chest, shoulder, lower back, and calf, and succumbed to his injuries.
At the hearing, the prosecution read onto the record all of the evidence they tested for DNA. The prosecutor said they swabbed multiple areas of Akinola’s car, including the driver’s seat, door panel, gear shift, and rearview mirror.
Kevin Mosely, Akinola’s defense attorney, alerted the court that Akinola would be asserting his rights and independently testing the DNA that the prosecution had collected.
The results of the prosecution’s swabs were provided to the defense but not read in open court.
Parties are slated to reconvene on Aug. 8.