Homicide Defendant Waives Right to Independent Testing of DNA Evidence

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A homicide defendant waived his right to independent testing of DNA evidence recovered from a crime scene, before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on July 17.

Franklin Dorn, 44, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convict, for his alleged involvement in the shooting of 28-year-old Antonio Brown. The incident occurred on Aug. 6, 2023, on the 1200 block of North Capitol Street, NW.

At the hearing, the prosecution went over the physical evidence that was recovered from the scene and had tested, including a firearm, a magazine for the firearm, a bloodstained shirt allegedly worn during the incident and clothes recovered from Brown during the autopsy.

Parties are scheduled to reconvene Jan. 9.