A homicide defendant pleaded not guilty to seven charges before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Oct. 1. Jahi Settles, 23, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, second-degree…
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A planned furlough that would have sidelined attorneys working for the Public Defender Service (PDS) has been canceled but is not off the table, according to sources at the agency…
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Even though opening statements in a murder trial were set to begin on Oct. 28, they have not because of several issues raised by counsel. Sean Baker, 40, is charged…
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A DC Superior Court judge granted the defense’s motion to suppress cellphone evidence on a murder defendant’s phone. Sean Baker is charged with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged…
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A motion hearing scheduled for Nov. 7 was continued to Nov. 8 after a witness could not testify. Sean Baker, 40, is charged with second-degree murder while armed in the…
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A prosecutor asked a judge to rule on the admissability of statements made by a murder defendant in conversation with an old attorney. Sean M. Baker, 40, is charged with…
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During a motions hearing Nov. 5, the defense requested that statements made by a murder defendant to her previous attorney be suppressed. Sean Baker, 40, was charged with second-degree murder…
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Louis Wesson, 28, has found himself in the DC Superior Court’s presentment hearings before and it has not been a happy experience. His latest encounter with the criminal justice system…
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