Howard McEachern Archives - Page 3 of 5

Defense Argues Case Violates Defendant’s Sixth Amendment Right, Judge Disagrees

Details During an Oct. 6 motion hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun ruled against a defendant’s motion to dismiss a sex abuse trial on the grounds of violating the defendant’s... Read More

Hearing Continues for Sex Abuse Defendant in Quarantine

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun rescheduled a trial readiness hearing for a sex abuse defendant who is currently quarantined at DC Jail. The 38 year old defendant is charged... Read More

Judge Denies Defense’s Request for Temporary Release of Child Sex Abuse Defendant

Details DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo denied a defense attorney’s request for temporary release on behalf of a child sex abuse defendant. The 45-year-old defendant was placed under arrest on... Read More

Prosecution Lays Out Timeline Before and After Murder During Closing Arguments

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan presided over closing arguments in which the prosecution laid out a timeline of events before and after the murder of a woman who has... Read More

Prosecution and Defense Argue Over Validity of Evidence in Murder Case

Details In a Sept. 29 jury trial, the prosecution presented photos and DNA evidence tying a defendant to murder. The defense refuted these claims, asserting that the evidence is only circumstantial.... Read More

Expert Witness Confirms Blood Stain in Victim’s Apartment was Hers

Details On Sept. 28, one of the prosecution’s expert witnesses testified about DNA test results that confirmed a blood stain found in the victim’s apartment was hers. Darnell Sterling, 57, was... Read More

Prosecutors Establish Timeline for Homicide in Jury Trial

Details In a Sept. 19 jury trial, the prosecution called witnesses to lay out a detailed account of how they said the defendant killed the victim. On July 24, 2020, one... Read More

Judge Addresses Motion in Trial Readiness Hearing

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan listened to motion arguments in a triple-homicide case. Rakeem Willis, 31, has been charged with one count of conspiracy, three counts of first-degree murder... Read More

Parties Pause Indictment Deadline for Sex Abuse Defendant Pending Plea Negotiations

Details Parties agreed to pause the 90-day indictment deadline to continue plea negotiations for a 19-year-old defendant charged with first-degree sex abuse, kidnapping while armed, and armed carjacking. On July 11,... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea Deal

Details A homicide defendant rejected a plea offer in connection to a 2021 shooting before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on July 5. Khalid Claggett, 38, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause for September 2021 Homicide Case

Details After reviewing evidence, a judge found probable cause during a preliminary hearing for a homicide case on June 8. On Sept 10, 2021, at 9:41 p.m., Metropolitan Police Department officers responded... Read More

Sex Abuse Defendant Waives 90-Day Indictment Deadline

Details A defendant facing kidnapping, carjacking and sex abuse charges consented to the deadline for indictment being extended. The defendant is accused of holding a woman at gunpoint in her car... Read More