Jury Acquits Fatal Stabbing Defendant Claiming Self-Defense
A jury acquitted a homicide suspect on all counts in a three-year-old stabbing case before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on April 9. Julian Ruffin, 34, was charged with…
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A jury acquitted a homicide suspect on all counts in a three-year-old stabbing case before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on April 9. Julian Ruffin, 34, was charged with…
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The prosecution argued the defendant’s testimony differed from his initial interview with police to justify his self-defense claim in a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on…
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An evidence specialist found a knife prosectors say links a defendant to a fatal stabbing. The testimony was presented to a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan’s courtroom…
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DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan heard emotional testimony from a murder victim’s family as well as evidence from responding officers during a hearing on April 2. Julian Ruffin, 34,…
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A murder defendant will remain out of jail on his own recognizance with a promise to appear at trial before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on March 11. Julian…
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On Jan. 24, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied the defense’s request to remove a murder defendant’s GPS monitoring device. Julian Ruffin, 33, is charged with second-degree murder while…
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On Sept. 21, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a homicide defendant’s request to remove his GPS tracker. Julian Ruffin, 31, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for…
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On July 10, during an arraignment, a defendant pleaded not guilty to a 2022 murder. Julian Ruffin, 32, pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder for allegedly stabbing Alphonso Lee, 38,…
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During a felony status conference on Feb. 16, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan released the defendant in a homicide case after his eligibility for the high-intensity supervision program (HISP)…
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During a preliminary hearing on Feb. 15, evidence and testimony were presented to find if there is substantial evidence to bring about a homicide trial. Thirty-one-year-old Julian Ruffin is charged…
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During a status hearing on Feb. 1, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan scheduled a preliminary hearing for the second-degree murder case along with discussing a motion for release previously…
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Julian Ruffin, 31, has been arrested in connection too the murder of Alphonso Lee, 38. Lee was found with multiple stab wounds on the 1500 block of Butler Street SE…
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