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- October 29, 2019
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A murder defendant pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed on Oct. 29.
Malcom Cunningham, 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed for stabbing 79-year-old David Norwood multiple times on the 600 block of C St, NE on April 16, 2017.
The conditions of the plea deal would dismiss all greater charges and offers a prison sentence of 12-18 years in prison with five years of supervised release if DC Superior Court Judge Ronna Lee Beck agrees to it.
If Judge Beck does not agree to these terms, the maximum penalty for Cunningham would be 70 years in prison with five years of supervised release.
According to court records, Cunningham stabbed Norwood with a kitchen knife at least 46 times and went on to inflict 14 more wounds. The defendant then exited the residence and tossed the kitchen knife into a nearby recycling bin. He then returned to the residence and washed the clothes he committed the crime in.
A sentencing hearing is scheduled to occur in January of 2020.