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By
Cameron Horne
- November 13, 2024
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A stabbing defendant was acquitted on all counts after jury deliberations on Nov. 7 in a trial before DC Superior Court Judith Pipe.
Samuel Robinson, 44, was found not guilty of assault with intent to kill, and possession of a prohibited weapon for his alleged involvement in a Feb. 6 stabbing incident on the 700 block of M Street, NW.
According to court documents, a Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) officer on a Green Line train arriving at the Mount Vernon Square station heard a commotion coming from the train platform. The officer exited the train and learned by speaking with an Allied Special Police Officer (SPO) officer the scene that Robinson had allegedly stabbed another man in the back of the head.
During the trial, Robinson testified that his actions were in self-defense, claiming that the victim assaulted him while waiting for the train, pushing Robinson into an elevator and swinging at him.
Prosecutors rebutted this idea, showing video footage of the incident and asserting that Robinson’s actions were motivated by revenge rather than self-defense. Clarifying that while the victim did attack first, the response was what could reasonably be considered self-defense.
No further hearings are scheduled.