Defendant Pleads Not Guilty in Stabbing Death
On July 10, during an arraignment, a defendant pleaded not guilty to a 2022 murder. Julian Ruffin, 32, pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder for allegedly stabbing Alphonso Lee, 38,…
+ Read MoreOn July 10, during an arraignment, a defendant pleaded not guilty to a 2022 murder. Julian Ruffin, 32, pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder for allegedly stabbing Alphonso Lee, 38,…
+ Read MoreOn June 20, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan sentenced Glen Dolford for his involvement in a 2020 fatal shooting. Dolford, 29, was originally charged with first-degree murder while armed,…
+ Read MoreOn May 25, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan heard testimony from a witness and a juror regarding their personal relationships and ties to two murder defendants. The juror found…
+ Read MoreIn her opening argument, defense attorney Gemma Stevens told jurors that Vincent Gyamfi “just kept coming” after Lewkus Turner in a family squabble that ultimately proved deadly. Turner, 29, is…
+ Read MoreDominic Copeland had to be physically restrained and forcibly removed from the courtroom in what was scheduled as a routine hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on May…
+ Read MoreLewkus Turner’s murder trial before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan was delayed on May 11 by an earlier motion to dismiss the case. Turner, 29, is charged with second-degree…
+ Read MoreDC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan set a trial date of Sept. 30, 2024, for Derryck Decuir hoping to resolve a longstanding murder case. Decuir, 30, is charged with second-degree…
+ Read MoreDwayne Brooks, 25, failed to show up for a scheduled 9:30 a.m. felony status conference before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on May 9. Brooks is charged with first-degree…
+ Read MoreA defense attorney in a murder trial asked DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan to dismiss a case because key DNA evidence was destroyed. The suspect, 21-year-old Daquan Gray, is…
+ Read MoreThe validity of an Instagram photo was debated at a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan March 17. The prosecution introduced a social media post suggesting that murder…
+ Read MoreA defendant in a homicide case pleaded guilty to three charges, including murder during a status hearing on Feb. 17. Glen Dolfdord, 29, was charged with 13 counts, including with…
+ Read MoreDuring a Jan. 27 hearing, D.C. Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan arraigned Eugene Williams on five counts connected to a murder on Feb. 8, 2022. Williams was indicted on first-degree…
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