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D.C. Witness Staff
- August 14, 2019
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During a status hearing Aug. 13, a prosecutor said she is worried that a murder trial will not begin on time because the defense has not conducted independent DNA testing, yet.
Eunise Roosevelt Milton, 63, is charged with first-degree murder while armed with an unknown metal object for allegedly killing 29-year-old Jerimi Meade. The incident occurred on the 400 block of Burbank Street, SE in 2016.
The prosecutor told the judge that the turnaround for all the necessary documents would be cutting it too close to the trial date.
Defense counsel, Ieshaah Murphy, told the judge that she received the case file, which contained all the evidence, the night before the hearing.
Murphy said the defense has identified a possible labatory. However, she said there is also another lab that may possibly have a quicker turnaround time.
DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson, said she would schedule quick turnaround dates for evidence consent orders, evidence transfer and evidence return to help the trial begin on time.
Milton is scheduled for a trial readiness hearing on Sept. 3.