DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan discussed an omission in a pre-sentence report for a homicide defendant during a July 2 hearing. Read more »

At a status hearing in a murder case the defense accused the prosecution of intentionally delaying the trial. Read more »

A murder defendant refused to comply with a Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) evaluator to determine his ability to represent himself at trial.  Wonell Jones Jr., 37, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm (prior crime of violence) for the death of his ex-girlfriend, Audora Williams, 33. Read more »

Prosecutors presented Metro bus video surveillance footage allegedly showing a suspect chasing, then fatally confronting a murder victim.  The testimony came in a May 15 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan who found probable cause in the case. Read more »

Seven years after the murder of 17-year-old Jhamari Sydnor, Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan addressed a motion filed by co-defendants for a retrial, on Jan. Read more »

In a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Jan. Read more »

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On July 10, during an arraignment, a defendant pleaded not guilty to a 2022 murder. Read more »

On June 20, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan sentenced Glen Dolford for his involvement in a 2020 fatal shooting.  Dolford, 29, was originally charged with first-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed, and aggravated assault-grave risk while armed, among other charges, for his involvement in the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Raheem Murray on the 4000 block of 3rd Street, SE, on Feb. Read more »

On May 25, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan heard testimony from a witness and a juror regarding their personal relationships and ties to two murder defendants. Read more »

In her opening argument, defense attorney Gemma Stevens told jurors that Vincent Gyamfi “just kept coming” after Lewkus Turner in a family squabble that ultimately proved deadly. Read more »

Dominic Copeland  had to be physically restrained and forcibly removed from the courtroom in what was scheduled as a routine hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on May 16. Read more »

Lewkus Turner’s  murder trial before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan was delayed on May 11 by an earlier motion to dismiss the case.    Turner, 29, is charged with second-degree murder for allegedly shooting 26-year-old Vincent Gyamfi on Dec. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan set a trial date of Sept. Read more »