DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun presided over a preliminary hearing as the prosecution presented a plea offer and case evidence for a murder defendant. Raheem Gafari, 31, is charged…
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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun set a new trial date for a murder defendant who has spent 7 years in pretrial confinement. Stanley Moghalu, 35, is charged with first-degree…
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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun granted a continuance to parties involved in a 2021 murder case. Weyneice Ellis, 30, is charged with second-degree murder in connection to the stabbing…
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During an Oct. 6 motion hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun ruled against a defendant’s motion to dismiss a sex abuse trial on the grounds of violating the defendant’s…
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A 27-year-old man was sentenced at the DC Superior Court Sept. 21 for sexually abusing a woman in her apartment. Artez Powell was convicted of fourth-degree sexual abuse and first-degree…
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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun denied defense attorney Pierce Suen’s request to lift a murder defendant’s curfew. Raymond Jones, 28, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection…
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DC Superior Court Judge Robert D. Okun denied Sept. 22 the defense’s motion for release citing possible danger to the community. Damonta Thompson, 25, is charged with first-degree murder while…
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During a Sept. 20 sentencing, D.C. Superior Court Judge Robert Okun granted defense attorney Raymond Jones’s request to have the hearing pushed for continuance. Devon Stephens, 36, pleaded guilty to…
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A preliminary hearing was postponed on Sept. 20 because of a defendant’s exposure to COVID-19 and his placement in quarantine at the DC Jail. JD Wheeler, 23, was charged with…
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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun ruled that because of the severity of the charges, and the volume of evidence in the prosecution’s favor, he could not grant a murder…
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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun set a hearing date to discuss results from DNA testing. Joseph Smith, 64, is charged with voluntary manslaughter for allegedly stabbing his 62-year-old brother…
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During a Sept. 13 preliminary hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun scheduled a preliminary hearing for a homicide case to resume in later in the month. JD Wheeler, 23,…
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