A murder defendant took a last minute plea deal for second-degree murder for killing his ex-girlfriend Ronald Randolph pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed for shooting Shameka Delphine Jones,…
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A DC Superior Court judge ruled that the prosecution must allow a 17-year-old murder defendant to access an audio recording of an interview between Metropolitan Police Department detectives and a…
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A defendant’s learning disability may have led him to murder, according to results from intellectual and behavioral assessments. Shelby Jones pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting…
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A murder defendant requested Oct. 15 to take back his plea because of faulty information he received from his former defense attorney. As a result, a DC Superior Court judge…
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For the second time in a year, a murder defendant filed a motion for his defense counsel to withdraw. Edward Hampton Brown, 57, is charged with robbery while armed of…
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A judge granted Sept. 20 the defense’s request for a copy of the first interview a witness had with detectives at the Metropolitan Police Department. Dazmine Anderson, 17, was charged…
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During a trial readiness hearing on July 12, DC Superior Court Judge Todd E. Edelman set an additional trial readiness hearing for a murder defendant in September. Ronald Randolph is charged…
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During a June 7 status hearing, the defense for a murder defendant announced that DNA testing is finally being conducted for a case after a long period of waiting. Ronald…
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On May 22, a DC Superior Court judge allowed a murder defendant to change counsel. Shelby Jones, 18, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged role in…
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During a motions hearing May 15, a DC Superior Court judge granted a murder defendant’s request to withdraw his guilty plea. In September, Alton Rivers pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter…
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During a status hearing Feb. 1, a defense attorney requested additional DNA testing for evidence collected in a 2017 homicide investigation. Ronald Randolph, Jr. is charged with first-degree murder while…
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A D.C. Superior Court judge denied the defense’s request Jan. 30 to sentence two men under the Youth Rehabilitation Act of 2018. Apparently, the men were sentenced under the Youth…
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