Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Offer, Weighs DNA Testing
A murder defendant informed DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on July 15 that he intended to reject a plea offer and is awaiting word from an expert concerning DNA…
+ Read MoreA murder defendant informed DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on July 15 that he intended to reject a plea offer and is awaiting word from an expert concerning DNA…
+ Read MoreDC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan withheld ruling on a murder defendant’s request for new defense counsel on July 15 and order he complete a competency exam. Kevin Foster, 20,…
+ Read MoreBefore an upcoming retrial, a hit-and-run defendant accepted a plea deal which required him to plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on July 12….
+ Read MoreOn July 12, a MS-13 member was sentenced by DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan to 39.5 years in prison for the murder of the man he believed killed his…
+ Read MoreOn July 11, a homicide defendant pleaded guilty to two counts of negligent homicide before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. Melvin Conley, 63, is charged with two counts of…
+ Read MoreOn July 11, defense counsel in murder trial continued to argue for the dismissal of a murder case before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan, citing the prosecution’s failure to…
+ Read MoreOn July 11, before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan, a non-fatal shooting defendant pleaded not guilty to 17 charges. Nathaniel Arce-Washington, 28, is charged with two counts of assault…
+ Read MoreA homicide defendant’s attorney asked DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on July 9 to consider a third continuance for trial due to expert witness issues. Keanan Turner, 33, is…
+ Read MoreDC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan discussed an omission in a pre-sentence report for a homicide defendant during a July 2 hearing. Oscar Ramos, 34, was convicted of first-degree murder…
+ Read MoreDefense attorney Madalyn Harvey asked DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan to delay Antoine Turner‘s trial so Harvey can review thousands of videos and tens of thousands of pages of…
+ Read MorePublic defender Kavya Naini asked DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan to move up Davida Johnson’s non-fatal shooting trial at a hearing on July 1. Johnson, 26, is charged with…
+ Read MoreAt a status hearing in a murder case the defense accused the prosecution of intentionally delaying the trial. Amarii Fontanelle, 20, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder while…
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