Trial Prep Underway for 2016 Murder Case

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 23, 2021
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A DC Superior Court judge continued a trial readiness hearing for a homicide case that has been open since December 2016.

Clinton Womack, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the shooting of 45-year-old Terry Crutchfield on Dec. 6, 2016, on the 1500 block Olive Street, NE.

During the Feb. 22 hearing, parties discussed how much time they expected pending motions and the trial to take.

Judge Juliet Mckenna said it is difficult to predict when homicide trials can resume in person due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Judge Mckenna also said counsel could request a trial readiness hearing to reconvene and find a more accurate trial date, or they could select a trial date for the end of 2021.

The parties chose to set a trial readiness hearing, which is scheduled for April 28.

Womack, 31, is also charged with first-degree armed burglary, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, armed robbery, attempted armed robbery, armed kidnapping  and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction in this case. 

He was scheduled for a jury trial in 2018, twice in 2019 and in April 2020.