DNA Testing Pushes Trial Date Back By Nearly a Year
One of three co-defendants in a non-fatal shooting case decided to exercise his right to test evidence for DNA on April 20, approximately one month before the trial was scheduled…
+ Read MoreOne of three co-defendants in a non-fatal shooting case decided to exercise his right to test evidence for DNA on April 20, approximately one month before the trial was scheduled…
+ Read MoreA judge denied defense attorneys Rachel McCoy and Stephen Logerfo motions to suppress evidence the day before jury selection in a homicide case. Jermaine Washington, 39, is being charged with…
+ Read MoreIn a preliminary hearing on Feb. 13, DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo found probable cause in a sexual abuse case. The 47-year-old defendant is charged with first-degree sex abuse…
+ Read MoreDuring a Feb. 6 status hearing, the prosecutor confirmed that a pre-indictment plea offer given to a sexual abuse defendant was rejected on the record. A 48-year-old physician assistant is charged…
+ Read MoreDuring a Dec. 6 hearing, a prosecutor offered a global plea offer for the defendant again after giving an extension on March 10. Emerson Morales, 19, is charged with 10…
+ Read MoreDuring an Oct. 6 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt issued a bench warrant for a homicide defendant, who is incarcerated at the Fairfax County Detention Center. Jose Ramos, 35,…
+ Read MoreDuring a Sept. 13 hearing, a judge considered a motion for reconsideration of a murder defendant’s release. The prosecution urged the judge to reconsider the facts in the case and…
+ Read MoreDC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt found probable cause during the second day of a preliminary hearing but released the defendant under the high intensity supervision program (HISP) ahead of…
+ Read MoreAt the defense’s request, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan sent a recommendation to the DC Jail for a homicide defendant to join a program to receive GED training. Oscar…
+ Read MoreCounsel asked DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee for more time to discuss DNA testing with a sex abuse defendant due to the defendant’s quarantine status at the DC Jail. …
+ Read MoreIn light of their defendants being scheduled for trial in 2021, defense attorneys requested that a judge give their clients an earlier trial date. Kevin Sewell, 31, has been charged…
+ Read MoreA jury found a homicide defendant not guilty of all charges except for obstruction of justice in connection to a 2018 drive-by shooting that killed one person and injured three…
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