Defense Attorney Dismissed in Homicide Case
During a Nov. 29 hearing, defense attorney Sweta Patel was dismissed from a murder defendant’s case due to the defendant requesting a new one. The defendant is now being represented…
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During a Nov. 29 hearing, defense attorney Sweta Patel was dismissed from a murder defendant’s case due to the defendant requesting a new one. The defendant is now being represented…
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On Oct. 19, defense attorney Anthony Matthews requested for the defendant involved in a drive-by shooting to have his home confinement conditions revised, since he is in full compliance with…
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In an Oct. 6 hearing, defense attorneys Anthony Matthews and Rachel Cicurel submitted an oral motion for the release of a homicide defendant after he suffered from numerous violent assaults…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt rescheduled the sentencing in a case involving the sexual assault of a minor. Jerry Barton pleaded guilty on March 8 to one count of…
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DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo scheduled a second trial readiness hearing after delays with finalizing evidence. Leonard Smith, 36, is charged with first-degree murder while armed with a knife…
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DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan found probable cause for second-degree murder defendant in connection to a 2021 shooting but denied the prosecution’s request to find probable cause for first-degree…
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A defense attorney discussed his plans for testing DNA evidence in a homicide trial set to begin in April of 2023. On Feb. 24, 2019, officers from the Metropolitan Police…
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A defendant pleaded guilty to stabbing a man to death after a car chase. Herbert Smallwood was initially charged with first-degree murder while armed in the fatal stabbing of 46-year-old…
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A DC Superior Court judge denied a request to release a child sex abuse defendant, citing the strength of the evidence against him. The defendant is accused of sexually assaulting…
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Parties in a murder case are preparing to go to trial for a second time after the defendant’s convictions were reversed due to issues with the exclusion of Black jurors….
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After seven days of trial proceedings, a jury convicted Robert Dean of second-degree murder while armed for stabbing a woman with a screwdriver. The jury was unable to reach a…
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Parties presented their closing arguments in a first-degree murder trial. Robert Dean, 63, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing 38-year-old Tamiya White with a screwdriver on…
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