DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan denied a homicide defendant’s motion for release at a hearing on July 24.  Juan Adams, 41, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his alleged involvement in a shooting that killed 38-year-old Michael Hansley. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan sentenced a homicide defendant to nine years of imprisonment on Dec. Read more »

A motion to suppress key statements in a traffic homicide case was denied by DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan during a hearing on Dec. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a homicide defendant’s motion for release on Dec. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a motion to suppress photographic evidence in a shooting case on Dec. Read more »

A motion for the return of personal property was denied by DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Dec. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a homicide defendant's request for release on Nov. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a motion to dismiss a shooting defendant’s most serious charge on Nov. Read more »

“There’s nothing I can say or decide that can give back the brother that you lost or the father of your children,” stated DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Nov 8, during sentencing of a homicide defendant. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a homicide defendant’s motion to dismiss an indictment on Nov. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted a defense motion to exclude the prosecution’s Instagram evidence suggesting the suspects had a gang association. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a homicide defendant’s motion to dismiss charges against him during a motions hearing on Nov. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan ruled on whether various social media images intended to prove gang affiliation are admissible in an upcoming murder trial during a hearing on Nov. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted a prosecutor’s request to extend the indictment deadline in a stabbing defendant because an essential witness is unavailable during a hearing on Nov. Read more »

During a hearing on Nov. Read more »