A homicide defendant waived his right to independently test DNA evidence during a Sept. 20 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. David Pena, 47, is charged with second-degree…
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A defense attorney disputed a psychiatrist’s assessment that a homicide defendant is mentally competent since they never met in person. The argument came in a Sept. 10 hearing before DC…
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A psychiatrist, who was called to testify following a murder defendant’s attorney’s contesting the doctor’s findings, deemed the suspect competent to stand trial on Sept. 9, before DC Superior Court…
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A defendant found guilty of first-degree murder in 2014 pled guilty to the same incident during an emotional July 17 hearing in the courtroom of DC Superior Court Judge Rainey…
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Daquan Gray waived his right to independently test DNA evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on June 11. Gray, 22, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, possession…
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A homicide defendant was arraigned before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun, and pleaded not guilty to all charges in a June 7 hearing. Pedro Funes, 34, is charged with…
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A homicide defendant rejected a plea deal extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun in a May 2 hearing. Pedro Funes, 34, is charged with first-degree murder…
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On March 22, DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe heard arguments for the mental competency of a murder defendant. Bobby Jordan, also known as Hilman Ray Jordan, 46, is charged…
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A murder defendant was kicked out of a courtroom March 22 after continuously interrupting DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe during his case’s proceeding. Darryl Tompkins, 34, is charged with…
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On March 22, homicide defendant Myron Hickson waived his right to independent DNA testing before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Hickson, 36, is charged with second-degree murder while armed…
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On March 21, a homicide defendant was arraigned in front of DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. David Pena, 47, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, assault with a…
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On Feb. 28, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a defense motion to dismiss indictment charges against a murder defendant, following an accusation the prosecution destroyed evidence in the…
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