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…
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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…
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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…
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A murder defendant accused of setting a man on fire rejected a plea offer. During the early hours of May 13, 2020, firefighters found 62-year-old Darryl Finney suffering from burns…
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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. Byron Brooks…
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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. Jarvis Jackson is accused of…
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Approximately one month before a 2019 murder case was set to go to trial, the defendant accepted a plea deal. Diquan Lucas pleaded guilty to shooting 33-year-old Brian Butler in…
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A DC Superior Court judge set a deadline for a prosecutor to turn over video evidence in a murder case set to go to trial this spring. Diquan Lucas, 25,…
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Hearings for multiple cases were canceled at the DC Superior Court due to the DC Jail seeing their largest COVID-19 outbreak since the pandemic began, according to government data. As…
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A DC Superior Court judge agreed to appoint new counsel for a murder defendant who said he was displeased with his lawyer’s work in his case. Herman Williams is charged…
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A DC Superior Court judge relaxed the pretrial release conditions of a murder defendant after he spent approximately eight-and-a-half months on home confinement. Quincy Johnson is charged with first-degree murder…
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A DC Superior Court judge imposed a 12-year sentence for a defendant who pleaded guilty to three counts of second-degree child sex abuse. Ellisante Ewing was charged with first-degree child…
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