A homicide defendant’s attorney filed a motion to dismiss the case, or reopen the preliminary hearing, based on a witness recanting statements to police, before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan.  Prashawn Brady, 31, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for her alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 44-year-old Michael James Quanders Jr. Read more »

A judge sentenced a homicide defendant to ten years of incarceration after hearing victim impact statements from the victim’s family and friends. Read more »

Three co-defendants appeared for a status hearing before in a homicide case before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. Read more »

Eric Davis, a 35-year-old resident of Lanham, Maryland, accepted a pre-indictment plea offer for a shooting in front of DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on May 6.  Davis pled guilty to aggravated assault while armed, on condition that the government not indict him for the greater charge of assault with intent to kill while armed. Read more »

Accused of killing a senior citizen and injuring a minor while fleeing police, Benjamin Robertson pleaded not guilty before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan during his arraignment on April 29. Read more »

A homicide defendant dismissed his counsel after informing the court he wished to represent himself in his upcoming trial in DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan’s courtroom. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan filed an order for a mental evaluation of a homicide defendant and reviewed his request for new counsel in an April 24 hearing. Read more »

On April 12, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan heard a homicide defendant waive his right to independently test DNA evidence.  Isaiah Trotman, 32, is charged with first-degree murder while armed with aggravating circumstances, 25 counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, 13 counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, and 13 counts of kidnapping while armed, for his alleged involvement in shooting incidents that occurred on Feb. Read more »

On April 10, the prosecution called on police witness to testify before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan to prove probable cause in a mass shooting case. Read more »

On April 11, before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffian, a defendant accused of wounding police officers in a stand off was found mentally incompetent to stand trial. Read more »

On April 5, three homicide co-defendants were sentenced after agreeing to a plea deal before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan.  Nelfy Hernandez, 20, Trey Prillerman, 20 and Deandre Levy, 22, were originally charged with first-degree murder while armed, and three counts of assault with intent to kill, among other charges, in the shooting of 17-year-old Taijhon Wyatt, Jr. Read more »

On April 2, before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan, an ex-coworker and acquaintance of a homicide defendant failed to comply during his deposition testimony.   Oscar Ramos, 34, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and assault with intent to kill while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 50-year-old Pedro Alvarado Melendez. Read more »

On April 1, a homicide suspect's ex-coworker testified about the defendant’s alleged gang involvement before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan.  Oscar Ramos, 34, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and assault with intent to kill while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 50-year-old Pedro Alvarado Melendez. Read more »

On March 28, a homicide defendant's ex-coworker testified about the suspect's alleged gang involvement before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan.  Oscar Ramos, 34, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and assault with intent to kill while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 50-year-old Pedro Alvarado Melendez. Read more »

On March 22, a non-fatal shooting defendant was sentenced to 132 months of incarceration before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan.  Dominic Copeland, 33, was convicted of assault with intent to kill while armed, three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, aggravated assault knowingly while armed, and unlawful possession of a firearm for his involvement in a non-fatal shooting on the unit block of N Street NW, on April 26, 2019. Read more »