Judge Maribeth Raffinan Archives - Page 11 of 22

Judge Sets Defendant’s Trial 4 Years After Homicide

Details During an Oct. 18 status hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan set the trial’s start date for a homicide case nearly four years after the incident occurred. Ch’Juan Robinson,... Read More

Judge Denies All Motions from Defense in 2017 Homicide Case

Details During an Oct. 13 hearing, DC Superior Court Maribeth Raffinan denied all pre-trial motions requested by a defense attorney. James Mayfield, and Robert Moses, 23, are charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Homicide Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan set a date for a homicide case to go to trial during an Oct. 13 hearing. Johnwann Elliot, 29, was charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Defense Requests Prosecution Share Jail Call Reports

Details During an Oct. 12 motion hearing, a defense attorney said the prosecution violated the rules in regard to jail call reports. James Mayfield, 22, and Robert Moses, 23, are charged... Read More

Additional Witnesses Introduced Day Before Homicide Trial

Details Both parties sought to include additional witnesses and evidence during an Oct. 11 motion hearing in preparation for an upcoming murder trial. Each party claimed the other’s new witness was... Read More

Case Acquitted: Judge Rules on Motions as Murder Case Moves Toward Trial Date

Details This case was acquitted on Nov. 9, 2022. DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan accepted the prosecution’s motion to admit prior bad acts in an upcoming trial, ruling evidence of... Read More

Judge Sentences Homicide Defendant to 11 Years

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan sentenced a homicide defendant to 11 years in prison. On July 21, 2021, Rondez Tibbs entered a convenience store on 2200 block of Martin... Read More

Court Officials Uncertain About How to Proceed as Child Sex Offender Awaits Booking

By Delaney Don [former] - October 6, 2022
Daily Stories | Sex Abuse | Sexual Assault | Suspects |

Details A felony domestic violence defendant waits for information on where he is to report to self surrender for his 12 year prison sentence. He is currently released on his own... Read More

Defense Requests Release After Defendant Suffers from Numerous Stabbings At DC Jail

Details In an Oct. 6 hearing, defense attorneys Anthony Matthews and Rachel Cicurel submitted an oral motion for the release of a homicide defendant after he suffered from numerous violent assaults... 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

Witness Speaks to Alleged Abuse Incident During Murder Trial

Details During a Sept. 22 jury trial, the prosecution called four witnesses to share their knowledge of body-worn camera and surveillance footage relating to the victim and defendant around the date... Read More

Defense Files Additional Motions in Response to Loss of Critical Evidence

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan extended deadlines for continued plea negotiations on Sept. 21, so both parties could be prepared to proceed with a murder trial. Ch’Juan Robinson, 25,... Read More