After nearly two months following the guilty verdicts of co-defendants James Mayfield and Robert A. Moses, the court reconvened at a status hearing on Feb. 3 to put forward a…
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A DC Superior Court judge and counsel agreed to continue a murder defendant’s pre-trial show cause hearing Sept. 17. Darrise Jeffers is charged with first-degree murder for his alleged involvement…
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During a status hearing/felony arraignment on June 20, a DC Superior Court judge changed a modification provision of a protective order despite objections from one of the defense attorneys. Quentin…
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On April 8, a DC Superior Court judge said the Court of Appeals reversed his substantial probability finding in a murder case. Darrise Jeffers is charged with first-degree murder while…
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DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan sentenced two homicide co-defendants to 50 and 61 years of imprisonment for the 2017 fatal shooting of a teenage girl on Sept. 6. Robert…
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During a Nov. 16 hearing, one of three men convicted for the murder of a 17-year-old girl took the stand to testify that he previously lied under a God-given oath…
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Prosecutors put three witnesses, including the nephew of the victim, on the stand to testify against murder co-defendants in a trial on Oct. 27. James Mayfield, 23, and 23-year-old Robert…
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In an Oct. 24 jury trial, the defense challenged an eyewitness on his initial description of a defendant, and an expert witness relayed statistical findings that weakly linked a sweatshirt…
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During an Oct. 12 motion hearing, a defense attorney said the prosecution violated the rules in regard to jail call reports. James Mayfield, 22, and Robert Moses, 23, are charged…
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Both parties sought to include additional witnesses and evidence during an Oct. 11 motion hearing in preparation for an upcoming murder trial. Each party claimed the other’s new witness was…
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During a post disposition hearing June 5, a DC Superior Court judge ordered the Department of Forensic Sciences (DFS) to test a firearm from a 1990 murder case. Wallace Mitchell…
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