Judge Accepts Prosecutor’s Request to Dismiss 2017 Homicide Case Without Prejudice

By Rhiannon Little [former] - August 17, 2023
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On Aug. 17, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan dismissed a 2017 homicide case without prejudice following a request from the prosecution.

Jordan Smith, 36, was charged with first-degree murder while armed and two firearm offenses for his alleged involvement in the shooting death of 42-year-old Yashika Green on March 1, 2017, on the 200 block of Wayne Place, SE. Green succumbed to her injuries on July 21 of the same year.

Smith was held at DC Jail from November 2017 until August 2019 when a judge agreed to release him. He has been under the supervision of Pretrial Services (PSA) since then.

The prosecution said that upon reviewing the evidence in this case, they would like the indictment to be dismissed.

The defense requested the case be dismissed with prejudice, meaning it would be permanently dismissed and could not be reopened. The prosecution objected and requested the dismissal be without prejudice.

Parties agreed that the case could be dismissed without prejudice at the hearing and they would file written motions regarding the prosecution’s ability to reopen the case for the court to rule on.

Judge Raffinan granted the request to dismiss the indictment without prejudice with the understanding that written motions would be filed.

No further dates are set in this case.