Judge Maribeth Raffinan Archives - Page 2 of 22

Jury Acquits Shooting Suspect on Most Serious Charge

By Mia Febles [former] , Audrey Staudacher [former] - March 16, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details On March 11, a jury acquitted a shooting suspect on the charge of assault with intent to kill but found him guilty on lesser counts in a case before DC... Read More

Defense Accuses Prosecution of Destroying Homicide Case Evidence

Details On Feb. 28, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a defense motion to dismiss indictment charges against a murder defendant, following an accusation the prosecution destroyed evidence in the... Read More

Judge Grants Homicide Defendant Additional Time for DNA Hearing

Details On Feb. 28, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan did not conduct a hearing to determine how the defense intends to independently test for DNA evidence because of insufficient testing... Read More

Defense Motions for Retrial of Seven-Year-Old Crime

By Payton Anderson [former] - February 1, 2024
Homicides | Shooting |

Details Seven years after the murder of 17-year-old Jhamari Sydnor, Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan addressed a motion filed by co-defendants for a retrial, on Jan. 31. Robert Moses, 24, and... Read More

Probable Cause Found in Co-Defendant Murder Cases

Details On Jan. 30 DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan found probable cause that two homicide cases had sufficient evidence to go to trial. Deangelo Opey, 31, is charged with second-degree... Read More

Homicide Defendant Accepts Plea Deal

Details On Jan. 22, a homicide defendant accepted a plea agreement in front of DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. John J. McRae, 46, is charged with first-degree murder while armed,... Read More

Uber Ride Violates Release Conditions in Non-Fatal Shooting

By Justine Stuber [former] - November 8, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details On Nov. 6, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan allowed a shooting defendant to remain on release following a technical compliance issue. Delvin Pollard, 29, is being charged with two... Read More

Co-Defendants Arraigned in Homicide Case

Details On Oct. 19, two homicide defendants were arraigned before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. Rafael Stevens, 38, and Jermall Johnson, 40, are charged with premeditated first-degree murder, first-degree felony... Read More

Technical Issue Prevents Defendant from DNA Testing

Details On Oct. 19, a homicide defendant stated he wants to assert his rights to independently test DNA evidence but is unable to due to a shortage of essential materials used... Read More

Judge Detains Shooting Defendant During Presentments

Details On Oct. 11, DC Superior Court Judge Eric Glover detained a non-fatal shooting defendant as he awaits further proceedings. Nataniel Arce-Washington, 28, is charged with two counts of assault with... Read More

Judge Limits Sentencing Under Youth Act in Fatal Shooting

Details On Sept. 29, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan sentenced Khamari Perkins to 156 months of incarceration followed by five years of supervised release. Perkins, 22, was originally charged with... Read More

Defense in Homicide Case Moves to Have Defendant’s Mental Competency Re-Examined

Details On Sept. 22, Wonell Jones Jr’s defense team declared their intent to have his mental competency re-evaluated. Jones, 35, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement... Read More