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On June 27, a defense attorney argued that the prosecution's mishandling of DNA evidence recovered from a murder weapon should result in charges being dismissed in a 2018 homicide case.  Daquan Gray, 21, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Jaylyn Wheeler that occurred on May 11, 2018 near the 600 block of Alabama Avenue, SE. Read more »

On June 13, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan heard arguments from defense attorneys to dismiss a defendant’s charges. Read more »

A defense attorney in a murder trial asked DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan to dismiss a case because key DNA evidence was destroyed. Read more »

In a status hearing on Jan. Read more »

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DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan decided to allow a homicide defendant to leave home confinement for purposes of employment and education. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge denied a defense motion in a murder case to conduct DNA testing and stop the prosecution from consuming DNA evidence in light of the Department of Forensic Sciences’ (DFS) loss of its accreditation. Read more »

A murder defendant rejected a plea offer  at a status hearing on Oct. Read more »

Defense counsel told Sept. Read more »

Defense counsel requested that a judge modify confinement restrictions to let a murder defendant attend school. Read more »

During his arraignment May 31, a juvenile pleaded not guilty to fatally shooting a fellow classmate from Ballou Senior High School. Read more »

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) made approximately 33 robbery arrests that resulted in charges being filed between June 1 and Sept. Read more »