On Oct. 8, a homicide defendant told a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun’s courtroom that he acted in self-defense in a drug-fueled incident. Dennis Chase, 31, is…
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On Oct. 4, a homicide defendant rejected a global plea deal that would have required him to serve 56 years in prison, before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. Reginald…
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On Oct. 4, DC Superior Court Judge Raffinan ordered a criminal responsibility exam for a stabbing defendant regarding a possible insanity defense. Sherman Holley, 46, is charged with premeditated first-degree…
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A trial for a homicide that may have stemmed from a dispute between two old friends got underway with opening arguments on Oct. 1 before DC Superior Court Judge Robert…
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DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan, at a Sept. 24 hearing, denied the defense’s oral request to give a defendant a curfew rather than restricting him to home and work. Instead,…
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DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan in a hearing on Sept. 20. denied Tony Morgan’s request to sever his case from his co- defendant Martinez Raynor prior to a trial…
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The prosecution rebutted the closing statements of defense attorneys for Antonio Murchison and Mark Price before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Aug. 19, bringing an end to arguments…
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Defense counsel provided closing arguments for three co-defendants in a mass shooting trial before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Aug. 15. Mark Price, 29, and his co-defendant Antonio…
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A defendant filed a hand-written letter asking for a new trial then cursed the prosecution during closing arguments in a homicide case in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert…
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The mother of a homicide victim spoke in opposition to a plea deal that would sentence her son’s shooter to 13-and-a-half years in prison during a hearing in front of…
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Defense attorneys Megan Allburn and Michelle Stevens alerted DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun their client did not intend to come to court because of medical issues based on an…
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Prosecutors introduced evidence of murder defendants allegedly with guns, then called the ex-girlfriend of a defendant to testify in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on July 23….
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