DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz addressed the reliability of information from a two-year old eye-witness to a homicide in a hearing on June 27.
De’Angelo Goldston, 37, is charged with premeditated first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting his father, 61-year-old Darryl Smith, on Feb. 4 on the 1000 block of First Street, SE.
Judge Kravitz began the hearing by asking questions to determine the competency of the two-year old witness, Goldston’s daughter, who was allegedly in the apartment when the murder took place.
The prosecution previously shared with Judge Kravitz video footage from an interview with a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detective. The footage showed the witness stating, “Daddy shot Pop Pop,” and imitating him falling off the chair.
Judge Kravitz asked the prosecution to forward the video of the interviews with Goldston’s daughter to the defense. He deferred ruling on the child’s competence until a later date.
Parties are set to reconvene Sept. 5.
