Judge Gives Defense in Murder Case More Time to Discuss Plea Offer

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A DC Superior Court judge continued a Feb. 25 hearing in a murder case after the defense attorney asked for more time to go over a plea offer with his client

Steven Robinson is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 28-year-old Shanika Williams. According to court documents, on July 12, 2020, Williams was found with a gunshot wound to the chest in her apartment on the 800 block of 19th Street, NE. She was pronounced dead on the scene.

Judge Danya Dayson scheduled the next hearing for March 25.

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