DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan sentenced a homicide defendant to nine years of imprisonment on Dec. Read more »

A homicide defendant accepted a plea deal to a lesser charge before  DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Aug. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan ruled that the prosecution in a murder case release the names of witnesses to the defense team before the trial in an Aug. Read more »

On March 6, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted a homicide defendant’s request to sever his case from a co-defendant’s. Read more »

Due to 5th Amendment rights concerns, the prosecution in a homicide case is motioning to admit witness testimony as evidence, but the defense is opposing it. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied an appeal for bond review.  Terrance Prue, 21, is charged with first-degree murder, three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, and carrying a pistol without a license in connection with a 2019 homicide. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge postponed a murder trial for a man arrested in November 2019 at the defense's request. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge began pretrial evidentiary proceedings in a murder case on Nov. Read more »

A murder case is set to go to trial in May. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge continued a murder case to give the defense time to consider a plea offer. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge granted a defense attorney’s motion to withdraw from a 2019 homicide case on Aug. Read more »

A prosecutor is hoping to indict a homicide defendant who was arrested in November 2019 within the next two months.  Terrance Prue, 20, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting of 39 -year-old Bruce Gilmore on the 3500 block of 22nd Street, SE on June 5, 2019.  Back in October, defense attorney Brandi Harden filed a motion for the case to be dismissed, in part due to allegations that her client’s speedy trial rights were violated.  During the March 15 hearing, the prosecution reported that they have extended a global plea deal that would apply to both this case and another in which he is charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence.  However, Harden said she cannot say that the plea deal has been adequatley communicated to Prue due to lack of availability at the jail. Read more »

Amid the suspension of jury trials due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled hearings for nine murder defendants on Dec. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge found probable cause that a man committed a murder in June of 2019. Read more »

A murder defendant's defense counsel informed a judge that he was withdrawing from the case. Read more »