Eric Smith Archives - D.C. Witness

Judge Grants Homicide Defendant Additional Time for DNA Hearing

Details On Feb. 28, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan did not conduct a hearing to determine how the defense intends to independently test for DNA evidence because of insufficient testing... Read More

Judge Sets Motion Hearing in Homicide Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a motion hearing in a homicide case. Eric Maurice Smith Jr. is charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection to the murder of... Read More

Judge Tells Defendant to ‘Do Better,’ During Sentencing

Details During the sentencing hearing of defendant Eric D. Smith, DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee sentenced him to 82 months of incarceration followed by 10 years of supervised release. The... Read More

Judge Grants New Release Conditions For Homicide Defendant

Details On Oct. 19, defense attorney Anthony Matthews requested for the defendant involved in a drive-by shooting to have his home confinement conditions revised, since he is in full compliance with... Read More

2nd Inspection of DC Jail Shows More Changes Needed

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 13, 2020
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Details A second court-ordered inspection of the DC Jail shows that problems remain despite orders for the DC Department of Corrections (DC DOC) to ensure the health and safety of inmates... Read More

Judge Says DC Jail Inmates ‘Entitled to Injunctive Relief,’ Not Release

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 22, 2020
Court | Featured | Homicides |

Details With an emergency order issued on April 20, the next stage in a coronavirus case against the DC Department of Corrections’ (DC DOC) will decide whether the US Attorney’s Office... Read More

Judge Denies Murder Suspect’s Release from Home Confinement

Details A judge denied Jan. 24 a motion to remove a murder defendant from home confinement. Eric Smith, 20, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvment in... Read More

Judge Modifies Murder Defendant’s Release Conditions

Details During a status hearing Sept. 24, a judge approved the defense’s motion to modify release conditions for a murder defendant. Eric Smith, 20, is charged with first-degree murder while armed... Read More

Judge Allows Murder Defendant to Go to School

Details During a status hearing Aug. 28, a judge allowed a murder defendant to be released from home confinement in order to finish school. Eric Smith, 20, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Defense Attorney Misses Deadline, Judge Postpones Hearing

Details A DC Superior judge decided July 24 to postpone a detention hearing to allow time for the prosecution to respond to a motion the defense filed past its deadline. Eric... Read More

Defense Requests Reconsideration of Evidence

Details During a June 24 status hearing, defense counsel in a murder case asked DC Superior Court Judge Craig Iscoe to reconsider evidence that was found in discovery. Eric Smith, 20,... Read More

Witnesses Could Be ‘In Peril,’ Prosecution Says

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 24, 2019
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details The prosecution in a murder case said there was a plan to file a protective order that would ensure that witnesses don’t become the targets of retaliation. Eric Smith is... Read More