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Judge Denies Defendant’s Release After Accepting Plea Deal

By Alex Garcia Pecina - October 7, 2024
Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details A stabbing defendant accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors on Oct. 3, before DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow. Junae Roberson, 37, was originally charged with assault with a... Read More

Trial Set Nearly Three Years After Double Murder

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan notified a double murder defendant of his arraignment charges and set a trial date for 2026 in a Sept. 20 hearing. Kevin Foster, 20,... Read More

Competency Exam Ordered for Murder Defendant Who Wants New Lawyer

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan withheld ruling on a murder defendant’s request for new defense counsel on July 15 and order he complete a competency exam. Kevin Foster, 20,... Read More

Two Defendants Waive Rights to DNA Testing, A Third Requests More Time

Details During April 4 court proceedings two defendants waived their right to DNA testing while a third asked for more time. Stefon Freshley, 27, Jamal Matthews,34, and Darnell Savoy, 23, are... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date After Defendant Rejects Plea Deal in Homicide Case

Details At a status hearing on Feb. 9, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan set a trial date for a homicide case after the defendant rejected a plea deal. Antoine Turner... Read More

Defense Requests Later Status Hearing to Review Prosecution Data

Details Two months after he was officially arraigned, a murder defendant appeared in front of D.C. Superior Court Judge Anthony C. Epstein on Feb. 1. Darrow Johnson, 38, was indicted on... Read More

Parties Discuss DNA Testing Ahead of Homicide Trial

Details DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee granted a continuance on Oct. 28 for a status hearing to provide an update on the status of DNA testing in a homicide case. ... Read More

Judge Orders Prosecutor to Turn Over Names of Potential Eyewitnesses

Details The prosecutor admitted she did not interview several potential eyewitnesses to a homicide during a Sept. 29 status hearing. DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt ordered that she give the... Read More

Judge Denies Motion to Release Homicide Defendant in 2010 Shooting

Details DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee denied the defense’s request to release a homicide defendant charged in connection to a 2010 shooting. Kavon Young, 31, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Still No Decision on Murder Defendant’s Release Request After Most Recent Hearing

Details A defense attorney is seeking a murder defendant’s release from DC Jail, citing the facility’s conditions of confinement and the changing circumstances surrounding the case. Wesley Scott, 21, is charged... Read More

Attorneys Clash Over Evidence in Case of 2010 Homicide

Details DNA evidence in a murder case is now ”first in line” to be tested, according to a prosecutor. The case in question stems from the deadly shooting of 66-year-old John Pernell... Read More

Defense Attorney Questions Document Redactions in Murder Case

Details A murder defendant’s attorney raised issues with redacted transcripts during the case’s most recent hearing. Demetrius Void is accused of shooting 24-year-old Anthony Daniel Lawson to death on Sept. 25,... Read More