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DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan sentenced a homicide defendant to 11 years in prison.  On July 21, 2021, Rondez Tibbs entered a convenience store on 2200 block of Martin Luther King Avenue, SE, according to court documents. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a motion filed by the defense during a Sept. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan heard arguments Sept. Read more »

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At defense attorney Roderick Thompson’s request, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan, granted permission for a new insanity evaluation.  Seth Andrews, 35, was initially charged with first-degree murder in the death of his mother, 67-year-old Hazel Evans, on the unit block of 35th Street, SE on July 16, 2020. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan ordered a mental observation screening for a sex abuse defendant.  The defendant is charged with first-degree sexual abuse related to a kidnapping of an adult female that occurred on Dec. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan modified the release conditions for a homicide defendant during an Aug. Read more »

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At the defense's request, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan sent a recommendation to the DC Jail for a homicide defendant to join a program to receive GED training.  Oscar Ramos, who was arrested when he was 32-years-old, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, assault with the intent to kill while armed, and two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for allegedly shooting two victims on May 28, 2015, on Interstate 295 at Exit 1 in Southwest DC. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan allowed the home confinement of a murder suspect to expire.  Derricko Johnson, 18, is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly shooting 16-year-old Justin Johnson.  Johnson attended the Aug. 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 »

After listening to counsel arguments on July 29, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan decided not to admit a contested witness’s statements about a homicide defendant.  Robert Moses, 23, and James Mayfield, 22, are charged with first-degree murder while armed, assault with the intent to kill while armed, and aggravated assault while armed for allegedly shooting 17-year-old Jamahri Sydnor and wounding three other bystanders on Aug. Read more »