After three days of preliminary hearings, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun found probable cause in a 2021 homicide case. Amard Jefferson, 23, is charged with second-degree murder while armed…
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On July 25, the preliminary hearing for a homicide defendant continued with defense attorney Jason Clark questioning the lead detective of the investigation on his interviews with each witness and…
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A detective for the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said the gun connected to a 2021 homicide was found a few blocks away from the shooting during a preliminary hearing on…
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The prosecution announced that an indictment was expected for a murder defendant. Marcus Isom, 42, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing his 67-year-old uncle, Michael Stover,…
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A murder defendant waived his right to independently test DNA evidence ahead of his trial. Maurice Johnson, 23, allegedly shot 38-year-old Lamar Walters on Jan. 6, 2020, on the 2400…
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Parties in a murder case discussed DNA testing and a change in defense counsel during a recent hearing as they prepare to go to trial later this year. Co-defendants Maurice…
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A DC Superior Court judge ruled that a domestic homicide case has enough evidence to go to trial, ordering that the defendant remain detained at DC Jail as he awaits…
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A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant to serve more than a decade in prison for an armed sexual assault that took place 16 years ago. During the early…
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On June 23, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled another trial readiness hearing in a homicide case with two co-defendants. Stephon Evans, 21, and Kewon Hunter, 21, are charged with…
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A DC Superior Court judge decided to continue holding one of the 11 defendants charged in the fatal drive-by shooting of a ten-year-old girl two years ago. Antonio Murchison is…
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During a status hearing Nov 12, counsel for the DC Department of Corrections said three murder defendants are being held in protective housing, or solitary confinement, for disciplinary infractions. Qujuan…
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During a status hearing Nov. 1, three murder defendants, of 10, challenged their detention in solitary confinement. Darrise Jeffers along with Saquan Williams, Quincy Garvin, Mark Tee Price, Isaiah Murchison, Antonio Murchison, Gregory Taylor, Marquell Cobbs, Qujuan Thomas, and Quentin…
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