DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun denied a mistrial request and provided the jury with specific instructions regarding nuanced statements in the re-trial of a homicide case on Nov. 19….
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Andrew Ellis was absent for the court hearing at which his co-defendant, Marques Johnson, was arraigned in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Nov. 15. The prosecutor…
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Albert Amissah, on behalf of his client, filed a motion to recuse DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun from a fatal car crash case during an Oct. 31 hearing, stating…
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DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe rejected Oct. 28 a non-fatal shooting defendant’s request for release, despite his co-defendant being granted home confinement. Donte Bennett, 26, and DeMarco Hayes, 21,…
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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun further delayed a defendant’s after he refused to appear in court for a second time on Oct. 25. Rubin Holman, 30, is charged with…
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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun denied a shooting defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal during a trial on Oct. 24. Juan Peterson, 34, is charged with first-degree murder while…
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Attorneys representing a shooting defendant filed a successful motion to reopen a preliminary hearing on Oct. 22 before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Demarco Hayes, 21, and Donte Bennett,…
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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun partially granted a homicide defendant’s request to limit the display of graphic autopsy images during a trial on Oct. 21. Juan Peterson, 33, is…
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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun delayed ruling on a prosecution motion prosecution to obtain DNA analysis from a specific kind of physical evidence in a case on Oct. 21. …
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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun ordered a full mental competency evaluation for a suspect accused of both homicide and a stabbing defendant on Oct. 16. On March 15, Raymond…
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A defendant pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Oct. 9, but the judge says he needs time before ruling on the…
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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun delayed ruling on a motion to suppress evidence in a murder case on Oct. 4. Juan Peterson, 33, is charged with first-degree murder while…
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