DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno sentenced a triple carjacking defendant to seven years in prison on Nov. 15 after he pleaded guilty to all charges. Dennis Vanison, 29, on…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt heard from a homicide co-defendant asserti his right to conduct independent DNA testing and accepted his two co-defendants decision to waive their similar right…
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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 Heide Herrmann ordered that a defendant stay in custody due to the violent nature of the stabbing, as he waived his rights to a preliminary hearing…
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DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein sentenced a homicide defendant to 12 years on Oct. 15. Javon Duckwilder, 27, was originally charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed, possession of…
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The trial of a suspected killer in a brutal knife attack has been postponed until late next year because the defense wants to do its own testing of extensive DNA…
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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. 9. Jahi Rapp, 21, and Amarii Fontanelle,…
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A stabbing defendant accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld on Sept. 23. Le Count Briscoe, 52, was originally charged with assault with…
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DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein approved a voucher on Sept. 20 to pay an independent expert to evaluate D’Aundrey Scott‘s mental competency after the DC Department of Behavioral Health…
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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun sentenced a homicide defendant to 30 years of incarceration with five years of supervised release during a Sept. 6 hearing. Marcus Walker, 24, was…
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A carjacking defendant pleaded not guilty before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno on Aug. 2. Dennis Vanison, 29, is charged with armed carjacking and carrying a pistol without a…
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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun in an Aug. 1 hearing, told a stabbing defendant’s attorney he must warn his client the case will continue without him if he won’t…
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