On March 13, an Arlington Police Department (APD) detective testified before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt and detailed the arrest of an alleged associate of a defendant in a…
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On Feb. 28, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a homicide defendant’s request for release. Tywan Morris, 28, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, carrying a dangerous weapon…
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On Feb. 22, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun agreed to vacate reschedule a homicide trial date set to start in three days. Juan Peterson, 33, is charged with first-degree…
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At a status hearing on April 20, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein granted the defense’s request to seal a plea deal and the proffer of facts to protect the…
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On Feb. 8, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan continued a preliminary hearing for a 2022 sex abuse case. The 24-year-old defendant is charged with assault with intent to commit…
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Due to high prejudice to the prosecution, case complexity and inconvenience for all parties involved, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun denied the defense’s motion to withdraw counsel in a…
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A homicide defendant was released after less than a month in the DC Jail during a Sept. 29 preliminary hearing. On Sept. 2, 39-year-old Archie Moore was arrested and charged…
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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun addressed several attorneys’ motions to withdraw and potential counsel conflicts in a 2018 drive-by shooting case. Codefendants Qujuan Thomas, 23, and Gregory Taylor, 26,…
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The Public Defender Service (PDS) for the District of Columbia released a memo calling for the release of all persons incarcerated at the DC Jail in the wake of the…
+ Read MoreA DC Superior Court Judge held 10 defendants, releasing 15 during initial hearings on Dec. 2. Lester Rowland is charged with attempted threats to do bodily harm, attempted possession of…
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A DC Superior Court judge scheduled trial readiness hearings and a status hearing for eight murder defendants on Nov. 17, continuing seven other murder hearings for later dates. A majority…
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A DC Superior Court judge issued three bench warrants during the seven pretrial and probation hearings over which he presided on Nov. 3. Judge Erik Christian issued bench warrants for…
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