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- May 12, 2023
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Prosecution and defense lawyers tried to work through procedural issues needed to bring a nearly four-year-old murder case to trial in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on May 12.
Devonte Brothers, 29, is charged with first-degree murder while armed and conspiracy while armed in connection with the June 16, 2019, shooting of 30-year-old Arkeem Jackson on the 4300 block of 4th Street, SE.
According to court documents, five people were shot in the incident. Judge Epstein said it’s in everyone’s interest to move the proceedings along.
At issue were deadlines to produce evidence, in particular the defense said it’s consulting an expert in forensics.
Meanwhile, Judge Epstein granted a defense motion to suppress certain evidence until completing the process to identify evidence in the case. . He pushed the motions deadline for outstanding evidence issues until June 16.
Judge Epstein also set a date for a trial readiness hearing in the case for Aug.25 at 11 a.m.
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