DC Superior Court – Do Juries Represent Defendants’ Peers?
A bulwark of the U.S. criminal justice system is the right to have guilt or innocence decided by a jury of one’s peers. This is constitutionally guaranteed by the Sixth…
+ Read MoreA bulwark of the U.S. criminal justice system is the right to have guilt or innocence decided by a jury of one’s peers. This is constitutionally guaranteed by the Sixth…
+ Read MoreOn Sept. 15, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein sentenced Isaac Moye to 35 years incarceration, with credit for time served, for his connection to a homicide. Moye, 46, was…
+ Read MoreAttorneys for the DC Public Defender Service, the US Attorney’s Office and the DC Superior Court debated how much data should be released in a Sept. 5 hearing about whether…
+ Read MoreOn August 25, Keith Archie pleaded not guilty to all charges connected to the killing of Demond Rush. The stabbing occurred on July 29, 2017, on the 3600 block of…
+ Read MoreOn Aug. 17, a defendant in a 2022 homicide was arraigned before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. Desmond Gaskin, 37, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, unlawful possession…
+ Read MoreOn July 26, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun found probable cause that Dwayne Fountain committed murder, and released him to home confinement. Fountain, 43, is charged with second-degree murder…
+ Read MoreOn July 18, D.C. Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted a defense request to reopen a preliminary hearing after new witnesses were located. Jermall Johnson, 39, is charged with second-degree…
+ Read MoreOn July 7, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein denied a motion for a judgment of acquittal in the disappearance and death of 24-year-old Unique Harris. Isaac Moye, 46, was…
+ Read MoreOn June 23, a jury convicted Isaac Moye of murder and family members expressed relief at the verdict. Moye, 45, was convicted of second-degree murder for his involvement in the…
+ Read MoreOn June 21, the trial for a 2010 homicide case ended as defense attorneys and prosecutors presented their closing arguments to the jury. Isaac Moye, 45, is charged with second-degree…
+ Read MoreOn June 20, defense attorney’s concluded their case by introducing witnesses who raised questions about the investigation and the examination of DNA evidence in a 2010 homicide. Isaac Moye, 45,…
+ Read MoreOn June 15, defense attorneys began presenting their case in a murder dating to 2010. Isaac Moye, 45, is charged with second-degree murder for his alleged involvement in the disappearance…
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