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D.C. Witness Staff
- June 27, 2018
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During a status hearing for a man awaiting trial, the defense accused the prosecution of hiding vital information concerning a witness’s DNA that was found on the alleged murder weapon.
Eunise Melton, 62, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for the allegedly beat Jerimi Meade to death on the 400 block of Burbank Street, SE in 2016.
According to court documents Meade, 29, sustained more than ten blows to the head and face consistent with a claw hammer found on the scene.
On June 22, DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson recommended that defense counsel file a motion for the prosecution to hand over its findings regarding the DNA evidence.
The prosecution said that even though the witnesses’ DNA is on the murder weapon, they will not release the witness’s information because the defendant knows the person.
A felony status hearing is scheduled for Aug.10.
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