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By
Michelle Roldan [former]
- April 17, 2025
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DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park postponed murder trial openings due to scheduling conflicts between parties on April 15.
Ranje Reynolds, 27, is charged with first-degree murder while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Tarek Boothe on Jan. 31, 2022, on the 3200 block of M Street, NW.
After consulting with counsel, Judge Park decided to postpone openings and pending motions as there were scheduling issues between the parties.
Cheryl Stein, Reynolds’s attorney, agreed to an autopsy report but objected to the prosecution’s plan to present exhibits from the report in their openings, arguing that the jury should not see what would be considered evidence until it is introduced into evidence.
The prosecution clarified that they did not plan on using the autopsy in their openings, but instead only crime scene pictures, text messages, and information about the crime.
Judge Park overruled the defense’s objection and stated that either side could include exhibits in their openings as long as they were not lengthy.
Trial is scheduled to resume on April 17.