A 32-year-old defendant pleaded not guilty to a four-count indictment on April 19 in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers confiscated a…
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After hearing of his noncompliance with release conditions, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan revoked a homicide defendant’s release during an April 10 pretrial show cause hearing. Derricko Johnson, 19,…
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During April 11 court proceedings DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan postponed the rescheduling a trial date. Martinez Raynor, 23, and Tony Morgan, 29, are being held for allegedly shooting Malik…
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On April 7, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan sentenced William Romero to a total of 7 years for sexually abusing his two underaged nieces. Romero, 24, had originally been…
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On April 7, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan heard testimony from two witnesses regarding a defendants’ relationship with a juror who found them guilty of all charges. Robert Moses,…
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During an April 3 status hearing, counsel discussed alternative trial dates with DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. Khalid Claggett, 39, is currently set to stand trial in June of…
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After sending a letter to DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan expressing frustration with his counsel, a defendant decided to continue with his original attorney in a homicide case. Eric…
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On March 30, a defendant pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in relation to a homicide that took place in a DC Jail cell. Marcel Jackson, 36, is charged with second-degree…
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During a mental observation hearing on March 30, a defendant in a homicide case was found incompetent to stand trial and required to undergo further evaluation Wonell Jones Jr. is…
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A 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…
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“How is he still out? This is absolutely unfair and a slap in the face to my entire family and Dasha’s loved ones,” a victim’s mother said during a motion…
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Jurors returned guilty verdicts on three of seven counts in the murder trial of 36-year-old Jean Paul Kearney on March 24. Kearney allegedly murdered Dontra Harris, 33, on April 5,…
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