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Trial Date Proposed To Change In Murder Case

Details During April 11 court proceedings DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan postponed the rescheduling a trial date. Martinez Raynor, 23, and Tony Morgan, 29, are being held for allegedly shooting Malik... Read More

Judge Schedules Next Hearing for Homicide Case Due to Loss of Witnesses

Details During a status hearing on Jan. 23, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt scheduled the next status hearing of a homicide case to give more time for the defense to... 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

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

Accomplice in Murder Case Testifies Against Friends

Details During a Nov. 3 hearing, the prosecution continued questioning a previous witness who was an accomplice in the crime. Robert Moses and James Mayfield are charged with first-degree murder while... Read More

Co-conspirator Testifies Against Co-defendants in Murder Trial

Details A co-conspirator in a murder trial testified against two co-defendants during a Nov. 2 trial. James Mayfield, 23, and Robert Moses, 23, are charged with first-degree murder while armed, assault... Read More

Relative, Who Was in Car with Victim, Testifies At Murder Trial

Details Prosecutors put three witnesses, including the nephew of the victim, on the stand to testify against murder co-defendants in a trial on Oct. 27. James Mayfield, 23, and 23-year-old Robert... Read More

Homicide Defendant Violates Recently Modified Pretrial Release Conditions

Details On Oct. 28, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan gave a homicide defendant one more chance to comply with the conditions of his house arrest order before deciding to revoke... Read More

Judge Releases Murder Defendant on Home Confinement

Details DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee released a co-defendant in a murder case after serving nearly five years in pretrial confinement. Gabriel Brown 33, and Antonio Upshaw, 33, are charged... Read More

Additional Witnesses Introduced Day Before Homicide Trial

Details Both parties sought to include additional witnesses and evidence during an Oct. 11 motion hearing in preparation for an upcoming murder trial. Each party claimed the other’s new witness was... Read More

Judge Gives Prosecution More Time to Discuss Motion to Sever

Details On Oct. 7, DC Superior Court Judge Milton C. Lee scheduled another hearing to give the prosecution time to discuss a motion to sever one of the co-defendants in a... Read More

Judge Grants One Homicide Defendant’s Request to Modify Release Conditions, Other’s is Still Pending

Details During an Oct. 5 status hearing, two homicide defendants requested to modify their release conditions. Alonzo Brown, 25, and Naquel Henderson, 25, are charged with first-degree murder while armed,... Read More