Defense Motions to Sever Charges in Homicide Case
On Feb. 26, a motion to sever certain charges in a homicide case was discussed in the courtroom of DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. James Lewis, 46, is charged…
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On Feb. 26, a motion to sever certain charges in a homicide case was discussed in the courtroom of DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. James Lewis, 46, is charged…
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On Feb. 16, DC Superior Court Maribeth Raffinan presided in a motion hearing on behalf of a homicide defendant. James Lewis, 46, is charged with kidnapping while armed, felony murder…
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From 2021 to 2022, there was approximately a 5 percent decrease in the number of sexual assault cases adjudicated at the DC Superior Court between January and June. During the…
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A prosecutor in a murder case is aiming to indict the defendant by the end of March. On January 30, 2021, Brenea Franklin, 33, was stabbed in the neck on…
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A DC Superior Court judge decided to continue holding a homicide defendant at DC Jail following an earlier ruling that the case against him has enough evidence to go to…
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A DC Superior Court judge ruled that a homicide case has enough evidence to go to trial. James Lewis is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing 30-year-old…
+ Read MoreThe Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has arrested a suspect in connection with a Jan. 31 homicide. At around 12:21 a.m. that day, officers responded to the 1100 block of Bellevue Street, SE…
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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has arrested a suspect in connection with a Jan. 31 homicide. At around 12:21 a.m. that day, officers responded to the 1100 block of Bellevue Street, SE…
+ Read MoreOn Sept. 3, DC Superior Court Judge James Crowell released 11 defendants and held 11 defendants in DC Jail during their initial hearings. Jaz Pratt is charged with assault with…
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During the final month of 2018, the District of Columbia saw an uptick in homicides compared to the last month, a repeated trend throughout the year. In December, the district…
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There were 12 homicides in October 2017 and nine cases were resolved. Here is our monthly wrap-up of cases covered in October. Homicides Of the 12 homicides, ten of them…
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