A shooting defendant waived his right to DNA testing and received permission from DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun to attend a Halloween festival and stay out one hour past…
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November had the lowest homicide count in 2021, with only ten in total, according to D.C. Witness data. One homicide victim recently had a homicide case of his own dismissed…
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DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein ruled that the prosecution’s evidence showed a defendant was the probable perpetrator in a homicide case, during a June 18 hearing. Robert Lowe, 40,…
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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of an individual in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred on April 27 inside a restaurant on the 1300 block of…
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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun denied a mistrial request and provided the jury with specific instructions regarding nuanced statements in the re-trial of a homicide case on Nov. 19….
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“I knew what I saw,” testified the brother of a victim who was fatally shot outside a nightclub regarding his identification of the defendant in a photo array. The moment…
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A homicide defendant asserted his right to independently test DNA evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Nov. 8. Korriek Akinola, 23, is charged with premeditated first-degree murder…
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A witness who was at the scene with a homicide defendant allegedly contradicted statements he made to police and in previous proceedings in a stabbing case in front of DC…
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Seven carjacking co-defendants rejected plea offers from the prosecution before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Nov. 1. Byron Gillum, Jaelen Jordan, Isaiah Flowers, Jahkai Goff, Warren Montgomery, Taj…
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Albert Amissah, on behalf of his client, filed a motion to recuse DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun from a fatal car crash case during an Oct. 31 hearing, stating…
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The jury heard closing arguments from the prosecution and the defense in a mass shooting trial in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Oct. 29. Juan Peterson,…
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A murder defendant, who was allegedly the getaway driver in a murder incident, claimed that he had no knowledge of the shooter’s intentions, stating “[I] thought I was about to…
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