A homicide defendant waived his right to independent testing of DNA evidence recovered from a crime scene, before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on July 17. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a motion to sever mother and son homicide co-defendants, during a July 16 hearing. Read more »

A murder defendant informed DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on July 15 that he intended to reject a plea offer and is awaiting word from an expert concerning DNA evidence, during a July 15 hearing. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan withheld ruling on a murder defendant’s request for new defense counsel on July 15 and order he complete a competency exam. Read more »

Before an upcoming retrial, a hit-and-run defendant accepted a plea deal which required him to plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on July 12. Read more »

On July 12, a MS-13 member was sentenced by DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan to 39.5 years in prison for the murder of the man he believed killed his father. Read more »

On July 12, defense counsel for a shooting defendant confirmed that the defendant would be concluding his education shortly. Read more »

On July 11, a homicide defendant pleaded guilty to two counts of negligent homicide before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. Read more »

A mass shooting defendant's counsel expressed her frustration with a defense attorney in another jurisdiction where he is being held, before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on July 11. Read more »

On July 11, defense counsel in murder trial continued to argue for the dismissal of a murder case before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan, citing the prosecution’s failure to provide all evidence in a timely manner.  Antonio Jackson, 32, is charged with first-degree murder while armed and carrying a dangerous weapon outside a home or business for his alleged involvement in the murder of Maria Antoinette Evans, 59. Read more »

A homicide defendant accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on July 11. Read more »

On July 11, before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan, a non-fatal shooting defendant pleaded not guilty to 17 charges.  Nathaniel Arce-Washington, 28, is charged with two counts of assault to kill while armed, eight counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, two counts of significant bodily injury while armed, two counts of aggravated assault while armed, two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and carrying a pistol outside a home or business, for his alleged involvement in a shooting that injured two individuals on . Read more »

A homicide defendant’s attorney asked DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on July 9 to consider a third continuance for trial due to expert witness issues. Read more »

Defense attorney Madalyn Harvey asked DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan to delay Antoine Turner's trial so Harvey can review thousands of videos and tens of thousands of pages of evidence at a hearing on July 1. Read more »

Public defender Kavya Naini asked DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan to move up Davida Johnson’s non-fatal shooting trial at a hearing on July 1. Read more »