One Defendant Accepts, the Other Rejects a Homicide Plea Deal
In two Aug. 31 hearings, one homicide defendant accepted a plea deal but the other suspect in the case turned down an offer to reduce the charges against him. Trey…
+ Read MoreIn two Aug. 31 hearings, one homicide defendant accepted a plea deal but the other suspect in the case turned down an offer to reduce the charges against him. Trey…
+ Read MoreOn Aug. 25, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan decided to set another status hearing in two weeks to provide the prosecution and defense more time to gather information regarding…
+ Read MoreOn Aug. 24, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan found a homicide defendant mentally competent to stand trial after reviewing reports from the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), and hearing…
+ Read MoreOn Aug. 17, a US Park Police officer testified in a preliminary hearing for a 2023 vehicular homicide case before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. Benjamin Robertson, 34, is…
+ Read MoreOn Aug. 17, a defendant in a 2022 homicide was arraigned before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. Desmond Gaskin, 37, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, unlawful possession…
+ Read MoreOn Aug. 17, a homicide defendant waived his right to independently test items for DNA before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. Jerome Israel, 19, is charged with first-degree murder…
+ Read MoreEric Lemus, 24, pleaded not guilty to a 15 count indictment in a trial readiness hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Sean Staples on Aug 11. Lemus is charged with…
+ Read MoreOn July 21, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted a prosecutor’s request for continued detention of a homicide defendant under a new law as he awaits trial. Derricko Johnson,…
+ Read MoreOn July 19, during a preliminary hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan found probable cause that a defendant was the perpetrator in a homicide. Demarcus Barnett, 20, is charged…
+ Read MoreOn July 18, family members of a homicide victim gave emotional impact statements following the defendant’s acceptance of a plea agreement. Jean Paul Kearney, 36, was sentenced to 20-years for…
+ Read MoreOn July 14, a defendant in a 2022 homicide case was arraigned before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. Gerald Thomas, 20, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, second-degree…
+ 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,…
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