During the first day of trial, the prosecution called multiple witnesses to present evidence they say links the defendant to a gang-related homicide before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan,…
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After a defendant in a fatal stabbing case pleaded guilty in front of DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Nov. 7, the stabbing victim’s son delivered an impact statement….
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DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a homicide defendant’s motion to dismiss charges against him during a motions hearing on Nov. 8. James Lewis, 46, is charged with second-degree…
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DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan ruled there is probable cause a homicide defendant was allegedly involved in a weed robbery that turned into a fatal shooting, during a preliminary…
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DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan ruled on whether various social media images intended to prove gang affiliation are admissible in an upcoming murder trial during a hearing on Nov….
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On day two of a murder trial, the prosecution built its argument with surveillance footage of the incident and offering testimony from four witnesses before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony…
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DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted a prosecutor’s request to extend the indictment deadline in a stabbing defendant because an essential witness is unavailable during a hearing on Nov….
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During a hearing on Nov. 6, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan ruled that a murder defendant will remain detained because she can’t take an addictive drug while in treatment…
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Prosecutors displayed a homicide defendant’s text message that read, “I might go to jail,” to a jury before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on Nov. 5. Rafael Stevens, 39,…
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DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan delayed her ruling on a motion to allow the prosecution to present evidence connecting a murder defendant to a gang during a hearing on…
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DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan allowed a stabbing defendant to split his time on release between his own house and his sister’s in a Nov. 5 hearing. Herbert Young,…
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DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a defendant’s request to exclude, or limit, the medical examiner’s testimony during trial in a Nov. 1 hearing. Rafeal Stevens, 39, is charged…
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