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By
Adriana Marroquin
- May 20, 2024
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A defendant accepted a plea deal in a shooting case before DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz, agreeing that “there was no legal justification for the shooting”.
Raymond Robinson, 43, was originally charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his involvement in a non-fatal shooting incident that left one individual injured on Feb. 10 in a residence on the 1800 block of Alabama Avenue, SE.
On May 20, Nikki Lotze, Robinson’s attorney, alerted the court he was accepting a deal from the prosecution.
The plea deal required Robinson to plead guilty to assault with significant bodily injury and carrying a pistol without a license in exchange for the prosecution not seeking an indictment.
Prosecutors also agreed to limit their sentencing request to 19 months.
According to the prosecution, had the case gone to trial they would have proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Robinson was the perpetrator, stating that when officers from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrived at the scene Robinson was standing over the victim, who was “on the floor covered in blood.”
Parties are slated to return Aug. 9 for sentencing.