Judge Maribeth Raffinan Archives - Page 17 of 22

Defendant Accused of Sexually Assaulting Teenage Girl Rejects Plea Offer

Details A defense attorney in a child sex abuse case requested a preliminary hearing after the defendant rejected a plea offer. The defendant is accused of molesting a 14-year-old girl at... Read More

Defendant Indicted on Murder, Firearms Charges

Details A defendant was indicted on four counts for his alleged role in a deadly Brightwood shooting nearly a year and a half ago. On the afternoon of Oct. 1, 2020,... Read More

Prosecution to Work Towards Indicting Murder Defendant

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a murder case at the prosecution’s request so they can have more time to work towards an indictment. Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted the request... Read More

Case Acquitted: Man Arraigned on Murder, Firearms Charges in Reference to Brookland Shooting

Details This case was acquitted on Nov. 9, 2022. A DC Superior Court judge arraigned a defendant on charges of second-degree murder while armed, possessing a firearm during a crime of... Read More

Parties Schedule Preliminary Hearing in Sex Abuse Case

Details A month after a defendant was charged with child sex abuse, parties scheduled a preliminary hearing to determine if his case has enough evidence to go to trial. The 49-year-old... Read More

Plea Offer Pending for Child Sex Abuse Defendant

Details A defendant in a child sex abuse case is considering a plea deal as his defense counsel waits to receive new evidence. The 52-year-old defendant is charged with second-degree child... Read More

Co-Defendants Plead Guilty to Deadly Shooting in Northeast, DC

Details Two co-defendants pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter while armed in connection with a deadly shooting in Northeast, DC, on a spring night in 2020. On April 29, 2020, Daquan Anglin... Read More

Murder Defendants Decline Plea Offer, Await Preliminary Hearing

Details Three co-defendants in a 2021 murder case declined a plea offer and are now awaiting a preliminary hearing, which will determine if their case has enough evidence to go to... Read More

Parties Prepare for Murder Trial as DC Jail Re-Opens for Contact Visitation

Details As the DC Jail re-opens for contact visitation, detained defendants like 37-year-old Travis Russell can potentially gain more access to their legal counsel as they fight their cases. Russell allegedly... Read More

Plea Negotiations Underway for 19-Year-Old Sex Abuse Defendant

Details Parties in a sex abuse case are negotiating a potential plea deal. The 19-year-old defendant in this case is accused of pulling his classmate into a room and attempting to... Read More

Co-Defendants, Both 19, Plead Guilty to Manslaughter

Details Approximately one year after a 20-year-old man was shot to death at a gas station in Shaw, the defendants charged with his death entered guilty pleas. Shaquille Bynum and Sean... Read More

Plea Offer Under Consideration in Manslaughter Case

Details A man charged for his alleged role in a fatal stabbing that his counsel has described as self-defense received a plea offer from the prosecution. On April 10, 2020, police... Read More