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Details On Aug. 11, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt denied defendant Marquette Jordan’s motion for bond review. Jordan, 32, is charged with first degree murder while armed, robbery while armed,... Read More

Retrial in 2018 Murder Case Delayed as Defendant Seeks New Counsel

Details On Aug. 7, Marquette Jordan’s murder trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt was postponed so a new defense lawyer could be appointed. Jordan, 32, is charged with second-degree... Read More

Judge Excludes Robbery Evidence from Retrial in 2018 Homicide Case

Details On July 28, D.C. Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt agreed to remove robbery evidence from a homicide retrial. Marquette Jordan, 32, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, robbery while... Read More

Prosecution is ‘On Track’ for May 25 Retrial Date

Details The prosecution in a murder case told DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt that they are “on track” for the May 25 retrial date. The prosecution projects that the trial... Read More

Defense Attorney Requests to Withdraw from 2018 Homicide Case

Details During an Aug. 5 hearing, a defense attorney filed a motion to withdraw as counsel in a 2018 homicide case. Marquette Jordan, 31, is accused of stabbing 40-year-old Ivan Lynch... Read More

Murder Case to be Retried

Details Less than two weeks after jurors in a murder trial delivered a partial verdict, a DC Superior Court judge set a retrial date. Marquette Jordan is accused of stabbing 40-year-old... Read More

Jury in Murder Trial Delivers Partial Verdict, Again

Details A jury found Marquette Jordan not guilty of first-degree murder while armed in the death of Ivan Lynch. They are still deliberating over the lesser-included charge of second-degree murder while... Read More

Jury Acquits Defendant of Armed Robbery, Still Deliberating Murder Charge

Details A jury found Marquette Jordan not guilty of armed robbery but remains deadlocked on the defendant’s other charges- first and second-degree murder while armed, carrying a dangerous weapon and simple... Read More

Deadly Stabbing Case Handed to Jury After Closing Arguments

Details The trial for the fatal stabbing of 40-year-old Ivan Lynch wrapped up with attorneys delivering closing arguments before the nearly four-year-old case was handed to the jury. Marquette Jordan is... Read More

Murder Defendant Removed From Courtroom for Disrupting His Trial

Details The defendant accused of murdering 48-year-old Ivan Lynch was removed from the courtroom during the eighth day of his trial. Prosecutors allege that Marquette Jordan stabbed Lynch to death during... Read More

Murder Defendant Testifies During His Trial

Details The man accused of murdering 40-year-old Ivan Lynch in 2018 took to the witness stand to testify in his own defense. Marquette Jordan is on trial for allegedly stabbing Lynch to... Read More

Murder Trial Continues With Prosecutors Calling 7 Witnesses to Testify

Details A murder trial continued with prosecutors calling seven witnesses, including forensic and medical experts, a police officer and the defendant’s close friend. Marquette Jordan, 30, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More