A DC Superior Court judge granted the defense’s motion to add another lawyer to a murder defendant’s legal team during a status hearing on July 26.
Clinton Womack is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 45-year-old Terry Crutchfield on the 1500 block of Olive Street, NE in 2016. Womack, 30, is also charged with first-degree burglary while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence.
Womack’s attorney, Steven R. Kiersh, previously filed a motion to add another counselor. Judge Todd Edelman granted the motion and appointed Liz Weller as co-counsel for Womack.
Kiersh was appointed as Womack’s attorney back in January after Womack’s former attorney, Lee Goebs, requested to withdraw from the case.
According to court documents, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department found Crutchfield suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
During the police investigation, it appeared that Womack and another man attempted to rob Crutchfield, which resulted in Crutchfield being shot. A witness, who was at the scene, identified Womack as the shooter.
A trial readiness hearing is scheduled on Nov. 22. The case is expected to go to trial in April of 2020.
