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- May 24, 2019
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Details To the dismay of a victim’s family, a murder defendant was only sentenced to five years in prison. Koonce Wright pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter while armed for shooting his... Read More
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- May 24, 2019
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Details Defense counsel requested that a judge modify confinement restrictions to let a murder defendant attend school. Daquan Gray, 17, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 15-year-old... Read More
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- May 20, 2019
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Details A prosecutor requested May 17 to postpone a trial date for two defendants charged in connection to a 22 year old’s death. John McRae is charged with first-degree murder while... Read More
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- May 14, 2019
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Details A DC Superior Court judge denied defense counsel’s request to release a defendant who previously worked for the Metropolitan Police Department. Ronnika Jennings is charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree... Read More
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- May 14, 2019
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Details During a preliminary hearing May 13, a DC Superior Court judge found substantial probability that a 29-year-old man intentionally killed a man nearly twice his age. Terrance Barnes is charged... Read More
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- April 24, 2019
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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
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- April 19, 2019
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Details A DC Superior Court judge announced April 18 that a murder defendant was transported to Maryland to address unrelated charges. Reginald Turner is charged with second-degree murder while armed for... Read More
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- April 15, 2019
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Details Even though a DC Superior Court judge downgraded a murder defendant’s substantial probability ruling, he found probable cause that the defendant was involved with killing a 10-year-old girl. Darrise Jeffers... Read More
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- April 9, 2019
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Details During a hearing on April 9, the prosecution in a murder case announced they located three of their six missing witnesses and are prepared to proceed to trial. Derryck Decuir... Read More
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- April 2, 2019
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Details On April 1, after a DC Superior Court clerk read a grand jury indictment, a murder defendant pleaded not guilty and requested a trial date. Eric Maurice Smith was indicted... Read More
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- February 12, 2019
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Details A D.C. Superior Court judge sentenced a teenager to nearly 10 years in prison for fatally shooting his 16-year-old girlfriend. According to the defense, the teen was playing with a... Read More
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- January 11, 2019
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Details A prosecutor told a judge Jan. 11 that she expects a grand jury to indict a murder defendant in April. Bernard McKinney is charged with first-degree murder while armed for... Read More