On April 11, before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan, a homicide defendant's release request was denied. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan granted the defense’s request on June 12 to lift GPS tracking of one co-defendant, while the other remains subject to a bench warrant. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan issued an arrest warrant on Jan. Read more »

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The prosecution argued for stricter release conditions for two homicide defendants but DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied the requests on Oct. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan arraigned a homicide defendant on Sept. Read more »

A prosecution request to delay a double-homicide trial was met with charges of negligence by the defense and a motion to dismiss the case. Read more »

At a status hearing in a murder case the defense accused the prosecution of intentionally delaying the trial. Read more »

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DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan revoked Amarii Fontanelle's release status in a May 17 hearing following reports he’d recently been arrested in Upper Marlboro, Md. Read more »

The validity of an Instagram photo was debated at a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan March 17.  The prosecution introduced a social media post suggesting that murder suspect Amarii Fontanelle, age 20, might have violated the conditions of his pretrial release.  Fontanelle is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 19-year-old Reginald Lamont Cooper, Jr. Read more »

After a two-day preliminary hearing, a judge found probable cause that the defendant could have committed a double homicide. Read more »

Nearly three months after the homicide of 19-year-old Reginald Cooper and 19-year-old Davonte Berkley on the 1300 block of Congress Street, SE on Oct. Read more »