Prosecutor ‘Confident’ He Will Secure Indictment

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 7, 2019
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A prosecutor in a murder case said he would secure an indictment in July.

Dazmine Anderson was charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing 30-year-old Jean-Claude Jackson on the 1300 block of Good Hope Road in Southeast DC on Oct. 7. Anderson, 16, is being charged as an adult.

During a felony status conference June 17, the prosecution told DC Superior Court Judge Milton C. Lee that he is “confident” that crime scene reports and “inconsistencies” between witness statements would get an indictment by July 10, which is within the prosecution’s 9-month deadline.

Judge Lee also denied a request from Anderson’s defense attorney, Rachel Cicurel, for the defendant’s release. Judge Lee said the prosecution must have adequate time to prepare a counter-argument.

An arraignment hearing is scheduled on July 12.