Judge Maribeth Raffinan Archives - Page 9 of 22

Judge Prepares Jury for Deliberations In Homicide Case Involving 17-Year-Old Girl

Details On Nov. 30, the defense attorneys and prosecutors argued before the jury during a trial as they presented their closing arguments for a homicide that resulted in the murder of... Read More

Judge Denies Release For Homicide Defendant Again After Being Hospitalized

Details On Nov. 30, defense attorneys Anthony Matthews and Rachel Cicurel submitted another oral motion for the release of a homicide defendant after he got hospitalized for the second time after... Read More

Parties Deliver Closing Arguments in Co-Defendant Homicide Trial

Details During a Nov. 29 jury trial, two parties delivered closing arguments and the judge reversed her previous ruling on a motion in a 2017 murder case. On Aug. 10, 2017,... Read More

Defendants Plead Not Guilty to First-Degree Murder

Details During a Nov. 21 arraignment, three co-defendants pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and armed robbery in a 2021 case. On the night of July 2, 2021, 21-year-old Rosendo Miller... Read More

Close Friend ‘Not Sure’ if Defendant was With Him the Day of Homicide

Details During a Nov. 21 jury trial, a detective recounted his initial investigation and a forensic pathologist confirmed the victim was killed by a bullet to the head in a 2017... Read More

Defendants Plead Not Guilty to First-Degree Murder

Details During a Nov. 21 arraignment, three co-defendants pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and armed robbery in a 2021 case. On the night of July 2, 2021, 21-year-old Rosendo Miller... Read More

Defendant’s Baby Mama Takes Stand in Murder Trial

Details On Nov. 17, two eyewitnesses testified about a shooting and subsequent arrest in a 2017 co-defendant murder trial. James Mayfield, 23, and Robert Moses, 23, are charged with first-degree murder... Read More

‘You’re Making Me Feel Like a Criminal,’ Victim Yells at Prosecutor

Details During a Nov. 14 jury trial, prosecutors presented clothing worn by a co-defendant to the jury, and a witness requested to end his testimony in a 2017 murder case. On... Read More

Prosecutor, Witness Clash Over Grand Jury Testimony in Murder Trial

Details The prosecution in a Nov. 10 murder trial brought out a Grand Jury transcript of a witness’s previous testimony when he described diving to the ground after hearing gunshots go... Read More

Victims’ Families Erupt After Homicide Defendant Pleads Guilty for 6 Years in Prison

Details The sons of two people killed in a car crash protested, both in formal statements and in shouts from the audience, a plea agreement entered during a Nov. 10 hearing.... Read More

Witness Who Resided At Defendant’s Residence Testifies During Murder Trial

Details During a Nov. 9 proceeding of a homicide trial the prosecution called their first witness. James Mayfield, 23, and Robert Moses, 23, are charged with first-degree murder while armed, assault... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Abuse

Details D.C. Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan approved Nov. 4 a defendant’s plea deal, effectively waiving his right to trial and DNA testing. William Romero, 23, was initially charged with one... Read More