Judge Hears 3 Domestic Violence Cases Out of 17 During Initial Hearings

By D.C. Witness Staff - January 6, 2021
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On Jan. 6, DC Superior Court Judge Renee Raymond heard three cases that involved domestic violence out of 15 total cases during initial hearings.

Of the three domestic violence cases all were released.

One of the domestic violence defendants is charged with aggravated assault while armed. The defendant allegedly pulled a gun on a victim and shot him once, but defense counsel argued that it was in self defense as the victim pulled a gun on him first.

In the end, Judge Raymond agreed that there is a case for self defense and released the defendant under the High Intensity Supervision Program (HISP) with GPS monitoring and an order to stay away from the victim.

The second defendant is charged with simple assault and destruction of property, and he was released with a stay-away order as well as an order not to possess any firearms or ammunition in DC while the case is ongoing.

The final defendant is charged with simple assault, destruction of property and attempted possession of a prohibited weapon, which was a knife. The defendant was released with an order to get a GPS monitoring device installed and an order to not possess firearms or ammunition in DC.

Overall, Judge Raymond released 14 defendants and held three defendants at DC Jail, pending their next hearings.