A judge sentenced a homicide defendant to ten years of incarceration after hearing victim impact statements from the victim’s family and friends. Deon Walters, 20, was sentenced after taking a plea…
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On Feb. 9, a defendant accepted a plea offer and pleaded guilty to one count related to a homicide before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. Deon Walters , 20,…
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On Nov. 13, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied motions to release a 2020 homicide defendant and dismiss the case. Deon Walters, 20, is charged with first-degree murder while…
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On Nov. 9, the defense presented a motion to release the defendant in a 2020 homicide case. The request was continued by DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan for time…
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On Oct. 25, the defense presented a series of complicated motions that all but certainly delayed a 2020 fatal shooting trial before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. Deon Walters,…
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On Oct. 30, a lengthy motions hearing for a 2020 fatal shooting continued before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. Deon Walters, 20, is charged with first-degree murder while armed,…
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On Oct. 24, a hearing for a 2020 fatal shooting continued with the resumption of a detective’s testimony before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. Deon Walters, 20, is charged…
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On Oct. 18, the motions hearing in a 2020 fatal shooting case continued with the prosecution calling an investigating detective to testify before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. Deon…
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On Oct. 16 and 17, two expert witnesses testified in a motions hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan about whether a murder suspect fully understood what he told…
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In two Aug. 31 hearings, one homicide defendant accepted a plea deal but the other suspect in the case turned down an offer to reduce the charges against him. Trey…
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On July 24, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan heard arguments from the defense and the prosecution on the defense’s motion to modify a protective order and to dismiss the…
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A defendant was indicted on four counts for his alleged role in a deadly Brightwood shooting nearly a year and a half ago. On the afternoon of Oct. 1, 2020,…
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