Judge Maribeth Raffinan Archives - Page 7 of 22

Prosecution and Defense Argue Over Conflict of Interest in Homicide Case

Details At a status hearing on March 3, a defendant in a homicide case waived his right to conflict free representation after his attorney served as representation for one of the... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Trial Continues Into First Day of Witness Testimony

Details A non-fatal shooting trial started with prosecutors calling several witnesses including an owner from a Shell gas station and a Metropolitan Police Department officer. Travis Littlejohn, 37, is charged with... Read More

Judge Sets Motion Hearing in Homicide Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a motion hearing in a homicide case. Eric Maurice Smith Jr. is charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection to the murder of... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Murder Case

Details During a preliminary hearing on Feb. 15, evidence and testimony were presented to find if there is substantial evidence to bring about a homicide trial. Thirty-one-year-old Julian Ruffin is charged... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause for Double Homicide Case

Details After a two-day preliminary hearing, a judge found probable cause that the defendant could have committed a double homicide. Amarii Fontanelle, 19, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter

Details Rodney T. Lindsay pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter on Feb. 7 at the D.C. Superior Court. Lindsay, 55, was originally charged with second-degree murder while armed for stabbing Terrance Gause,... Read More

Evidence of Juror Misconduct Presented in Hearing Following Guilty Verdict of Co-Defendants

Details After nearly two months following the guilty verdicts of co-defendants James Mayfield and Robert A. Moses, the court reconvened at a status hearing on Feb. 3 to put forward a... Read More

Judge Grants Prosecution’s Request For Pretrial Hold in Murder Case

Details Even though evidence weighed in the defendant’s favor, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted the prosecution’s request for a pretrial hold to guarantee the community’s safety. On Feb.12, 2020,... Read More

Judge Pushes Ruling on Release in 30- Year Old Homicide

Details In a Feb. 1 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan delayed ruling on a motion of release in a homicide from 1993. William Ransford, 59, is charged with second-degree... Read More

Preliminary Hearing Date Set for Murder Defendant

Details During a status hearing on Feb. 1, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan scheduled a preliminary hearing for the second-degree murder case along with discussing a motion for release previously... Read More

Judge Dismisses Homicide Case Without Prejudice

Details A judge granted the prosecution’s motion to dismiss a murder case without prejudice and in good faith on Feb. 1. Kenneil Cole, 28, was charged with first-degree murder while armed... Read More

Despite A Murder Defendant’s Accomplishments in Jail, Judge Denies His Request for Release

Details On Jan. 27, DC Superior Court Judge Maibeth Raffinan granted co-defendants’ request to waive their right regarding any DNA testing, but she also denied a defendant’s third request to be... Read More