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D.C. Witness Staff
- November 16, 2019
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Details A sentencing hearing on Nov. 15 had to be postponed because the defendant was being held outside DC’s jurisdiction. Traveous Lamont Brown pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed in June... Read More
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- June 15, 2019
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Details Almost a year after a 2018 mistrial, a DC Superior Court judge accepted a murder defendant’s guilty plea. Paul Swann was charged with first-degree murder for his role in the... Read More
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- May 24, 2019
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Details On May 23, a DC Superior Court judge granted the defense’s motion for a continuance of the murder trial, pushing it back by three months. Paul Swann is charged with... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- July 27, 2018
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Details Pending the resolution of his previous co-defendant’s mistrial, Traveous Brown’s court proceedings would be pushed back. Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- July 26, 2018
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Details A DC Superior Court judge declared a mistrial for Paul Swann because the jury could not reach a unanimous decision. Read More
By
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- July 24, 2018
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Details Defense counsel asserts client's innocence during closing arguments in a 2016 murder trial. Read More
By
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- July 19, 2018
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Details Traveous Brown, in testimony for Paul Swann’s murder trial, may have violated his plea agreement for a 2016 homicide. Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- July 19, 2018
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Details An eyewitness of a murder may have researched the defendant before identifying him to detectives. Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- July 17, 2018
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Details During a 2016 murder trial, defense counsel shifted blame on the police's inadequate investigation tactics. Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- July 5, 2018
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Details A DC Superior Court Judge set a trial date for Paul Swann, who is charged with the murder of Adam Barker. Read More
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- June 15, 2018
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Details Traveous Lamont Brown is charged with shooting and killing Adam Barker in 2016. Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- May 30, 2018
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Details A judge denied May 24 Paul Swann's defense attorney's request to receive a grand jury transcript from another murder trial that may be connected to the homicide of Adam Barker. Read More