Veronice Holt Archives - D.C. Witness

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

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

Three Witnesses Deliver Testimony in Co-defendant Murder Trial

Details During a Nov. 15 jury trial, the prosecution in a murder trial discredited the defense’s expert witness, citing unqualified credentials and termination for behavioral conduct. Two other witnesses also delivered... 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

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 His ‘Brothers’ in Murder Trial

Details The testimony of the prosecution’s key witness, a man already convicted for the same murder said the two defendants were like brothers to him, began in an Oct. 31 homicide... 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

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

Detective Testifies on Destruction of Murder Weapon

Details During an Oct. 6 motion hearing, a detective from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) was questioned on the destruction of a murder weapon in a 2017 homicide case. Robert Moses... Read More

Judge Denies Prosecutor’s Motion to Admit Witness Statements

Details After listening to counsel arguments on July 29, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan decided not to admit a contested witness’s statements about a homicide defendant. Robert Moses, 23, and... Read More

Judge Addresses Conflict Counsel In Homicide Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Rafinnan heard arguments concerning prior representation of two co-defendants during a June 24 hearing. Robert Moses, 23, and James Mayfield, 22, have been charged in... Read More

Judge Places Murder Defendant Back in Jail for Violating Release Conditions

By D.C. Witness Staff - October 16, 2019
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details Instead of waiting for his trial at his home, a murder defendant will now wait for it while he is being held at the DC Jail. Darrise Jeffers along with Saquan Williams,... Read More