By
Elizabeth Brady
- November 6, 2024
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Details Prosecutors displayed a homicide defendant’s text message that read, “I might go to jail,” to a jury before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on Nov. 5. Rafael Stevens, 39,... Read More
By
Cathy Ochoa
- November 5, 2024
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a defendant’s request to exclude, or limit, the medical examiner’s testimony during trial in a Nov. 1 hearing. Rafeal Stevens, 39, is charged... Read More
By
Cathy Ochoa
- November 4, 2024
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Details A homicide defendant accepted a plea agreement extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Nov. 1. Michael Grayton, 42, was charged with first-degree murder while armed... Read More
By
Ella Munnelly
- October 30, 2024
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein denied a defendant’s request to be transferred back to St. Elizabeths Hospital during a hearing on Oct. 29. Asmerom Ghebrekidan, 53, is charged with... Read More
By
Elizabeth Bernstein
- October 30, 2024
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Details During a hearing on Oct. 28, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan ruled on motions regarding an upcoming murder trial including that graphic body-worn camera footage of the victim’s death... Read More
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Kelsey Ball
, Radhakund Ramnarine - October 29, 2024
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Details A homicide defendant’s attorney requested DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein transfer his client from the DC Jail to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital on Oct. 25, claiming that the defendant is... Read More
By
Elizabeth Bernstein
- October 29, 2024
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan sentenced a murder and robbery defendant to 16-and-a-half years of incarceration with all but 14 years suspended, during a hearing on Oct. 25. On... Read More
By
Laura Berol
- October 22, 2024
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Details An attorney for a homicide defendant argued that photos and a video the prosecution planned to use in trial were too upsetting to show to a jury in a hearing... Read More
By
Laura Berol
- October 22, 2024
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Details The lead Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detective investigating a homicide case testified that suspect of a fatal shooting was identified through Ring video footage before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth... Read More
By
Cameron Horne
- October 17, 2024
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Details One defendant in a fatal shooting case filed a motion to continue trial during an Oct. 15 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. In response, his co-defendant asked... Read More
By
Ella Munnelly
- October 2, 2024
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted a homicide defendant’s request to leave the District on a personal trip, despite the victim’s family members expressing frustration over the decision in... Read More