A defendant accepted a plea deal in connection to wounding a teen-ager before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo on July 19. Deangelo Wooten, 27, was originally charged with assault with…
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After a shooting and stabbing homicide defendant was deemed competent to stand trial on July 19, he requested that DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo let him represent himself. Matthew…
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A preliminary hearing in a shooting case was delayed in a dispute over the details of a plea offer before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo on July 16. Damari…
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DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo granted a homicide defendant’s request for compassionate release due to steadily deteriorating health, during a July 3 hearing. Joseph Ballard, 60, is charged with…
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A discussion about a possible compassionate release for a mortally ill homicide defendant took place before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo on July 1. Joseph Ballard, 60, is charged…
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The defense requested onJune 26 that DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo continue a preliminary hearing for four weeks in a non-fatal shooting case. Marcel Palmer, 16, is charged with…
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Although James Outland‘s attorney, Michael Bruckheim, stated that his client would like more time to consider a plea deal offered by the prosecution, the deal’s rejection by Outland’s codefendant, Bobby…
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A retired Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detective, who served as the lead investigator in Eugene Burns‘ 2015 homicide case, gave testimony on June 21 about his role in obtaining search…
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Prosecutors requested DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo appoint independent counsel in a homicide case, citing ineffectiveness by the Public Defender Service (PDS) during a June 20 hearing. Kenneth Stewart,…
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The murder trial of Kenneth Stewart will be delayed to allow an expert in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to evaluate him, DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo ruled on June…
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A homicide defendant pleaded not guilty to all charges in front of DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo in a felony arraignment on June 17. Damion Brown, 24, is charged…
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The children of Latasha Gray and Anthony Thomas were present in the courtroom on June 14, as Gray was sentenced to nine years’ incarceration and five years of supervised release…
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