During a hearing on Aug. 3, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied the defense’s motion for a speedy trial and the prosecutor’s motion for a protective order for a…
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DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan decided to allow a homicide defendant to leave home confinement for purposes of employment and education. She did not reach a final ruling on…
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In a July 26 hearing, a homicide defendant demanded new attorneys. Daryl Thompson, 33, also known as Darryl Tompkims, is indicted on 14 charges, including two counts of first-degree murder…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt arraigned a defendant on first-degree murder while armed and possession of firearm during a crime of violence. Both of these charges were for offenses…
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A homicide defendant refused to proceed with a June 27 status conference unless the judge agreed to appoint him new attorneys. Daryl Thompson, also known as Darryl Tompkims, is indicted…
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A DC Superior Court judge denied a request to release a defendant accused of murder. On Dec. 14, the Metropolitan Police Department responded to a shooting on the unit block…
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A DC Superior Court judge found probable cause that a defendant committed second-degree murder while armed in reference to an East Corner neighborhood shooting. On the morning of Dec. 14,…
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A woman implored a DC Superior Court judge to impose a harsher sentence than what was outlined in the plea deal for the man convicted of killing her brother. On…
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Parties discussed DNA testing in preparation for a November murder trial. Ch’Juan Robinson, 24, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 35-year-old Louis Kingsbury on the 200…
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A murder defendant was denied release from the Central Treatment Facility. According to court documents, 22-year-old Joseph Simmons sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his back when he was across the…
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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…
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A DC Superior Court judge denied a defense motion in a murder case to conduct DNA testing and stop the prosecution from consuming DNA evidence in light of the Department…
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