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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- February 10, 2021
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A DC Superior Court judge rescheduled a probation show cause hearing after a defense attorney asked for more time to speak with his client.
The defendant was sentenced to probation for attempted threats to do bodily harm in one case and simple assault in another back in June 2020. The defendant allegedly violated probation the following month and then, in August, picked up a new case for simple assault, contempt and attempted threats to do bodily harm.
All three of the cases are misdemeanors. The defendant’s newer case as well as a previous one were domestic violence matters.
On Feb. 9, defense attorney Jessie Winograd told the court that he has been unable to properly communicate with the defendant, who is currently being held at a DC jail for other charges. According to Winograd, his client is unable to access a third-story room wherein video conferences are held at the correctional facility due to medical complications.
Winograd said the jail has failed to make accommodations for his client.
As a result, Judge John McCabe allowed Winograd to consult with the defendant via Webex in a remote courtroom off the record.
Judge McCabe scheduled the defendant’s next day in court for March 2.
McKenzie Beard wrote this article.