A DC Superior Court judge found a defendant charged in connection with a 2008 homicide competent to be sentenced. In 2015, Joshua Massaquoi was initially charged with first-degree murder while…
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On June 24, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled a convicted murder defendant to be sentenced in September. Mason Binion, 34, was convicted of first-degree murder while armed in the…
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A DC Superior Court judge ruled that a defendant convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, accessory to second-degree murder and possessing a firearm during a crime of violence cannot be…
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A DC Superior Court judge delayed a May 25 sentencing hearing for a murder case at the defense’s request. In February 2020, a jury found 34-year-old Mason Binion guilty of…
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A convicted murder defendant’s newly appointed defense attorney asked to continue an April 8 hearing, so that she could have more time to review the case. In Feb. 2020, a…
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A DC Superior Court judge granted an emergency motion for a defendant’s transfer to Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital, DC’s psychiatric institution. In March 2020, Joshua Ellis Massaquoi pleaded guilty to conspiracy…
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A DC Superior Court judge granted a defense attorney’s motion to withdraw as counsel for a convicted murder defendant. In Febuary 2020, a jury found 34-year-old Mason Binion guilty of…
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A DC Superior Court judge continued a status hearing to give defense counsel time to contact the case judge about his motion to withdraw. In February 2020, a jury found…
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Parties discussed jury trial dates for six of the 10 co-defendants charged in connection with a 2018 drive-by shooting that killed a 10-year-old girl. Qujuan Thomas, 22, Quentin Michals, 23,…
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A defendant was found incompetent to stand trial July 10. Derrell Taylor is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. He was detained at DC Jail, but was transferred to…
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A DC Superior Court judge denied June 30 a defendant’s request to be taken off the High Intensity Supervision Program (HISP.) Joshua Massaquoi pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous…
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Judges didn’t release as many homicide defendants in 2019 as they did in 2018, data shows According to DC Code, Washington, DC criminal defendants cannot be held in jail from…
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