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DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted the defense’s motion to reschedule the proposed hearings, so as not to conflict with an additional court date for the defendant.  On Sept. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied the defense’s motion to remove driving restrictions placed on a murder defendant due to an ambiguous mental health and substance abuse assessment.  On Sept. Read more »

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DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee presided over parties as a defense attorney expressed his desire to conduct independent testing on behalf of a murder defendant. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan set a date for a homicide case to go to trial during an Oct. Read more »

A homicide defendant was released after less than a month in the DC Jail during a Sept. Read more »

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 »

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A homicide defendant decided to proceed with independent DNA testing after the prosecution’s DNA test results were returned.  D'aundrey Scott, 28, is charged with first-degree murder after allegedly igniting a fire that killed 62-year-old Darryl Finney on May 13, 2020, on the 900 block of H Street, NE. Read more »

After reviewing evidence, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan has found probable cause July 5 in a homicide case.  Johnwann Elliot, 28, is charged with first degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 37-year-old Nikia Young. Read more »

On June 23, a defendant in a homicide case rejected a plea offer from the prosecution, opting instead to proceed with trial.  Jaykell Mason, 22, is charged with first-degree murder while armed and assault on a police officer while armed in connection to the death of 29-year-old Terence Dantzler. Read more »

A murder defendant accused of setting a man on fire rejected a plea offer. Read more »

A plea offer is on the table for a defendant charged with second-degree murder while armed for a deadly stabbing in a commercial area of the Carver-Langston neighborhood. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge allowed the government to collect a buccal swab from the defendant charged in a deadly shooting outside an apartment building. Read more »