In brief:
There were no murders in DC this week.
Judge Lynn Leibovitz found probable cause in the case charging Paul Jefferies with the death of 24-year-old Awele Olisemeka, who died after being hit in the head with a brick. Jefferies, 20, is scheduled for a felony status conference on March 10.
Albrecht Muth‘s murder trial began. He is charged with the death of his 91-year-old wife, Viola Herms Drath. Drath was found on August 12, 2011 beaten and strangled in her Georgetown home. Muth, 49, who has endured a year long self-induced fast is not present at trial and is viewing proceedings from his hospital room through a video link. The trial is scheduled to continue on Monday.
Alphonso Cleveland was ordered held in connection with the stabbing death of his 51-year-old wife, Claudia Hall. Cleveland, 52, is charged with second-degree murder while armed in Hall’s death. The case is scheduled for a preliminary hearing January 21.
Rashad Slye pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed in connection with the 2011 shooting death of 40-year-old cab driver, Domingo Ezirike. Slye, 23, is scheduled for sentencing on April 4.
Howard Randolph was released to a halfway house after Judge Canan did not find substantial probability that he killed 21-year-old Rayshawn Hailstock. Randolph, 25, is scheduled for a status hearing on February 17.
Judge Jennifer Anderson found probable cause that James Cornelius Robinson shot and killed 30-year-old Jason Alexander Murphy in August 2013. Robinson, 19, is scheduled for a felony status conference on March 19.
Marvin Moore seeks to withdraw his plea to charges in connection with the 2013 death of 58-year-old Timothy Benjamin. Moore, 36, initially pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in October, but wrote a letter to Judge Canan asking to withdraw the plea. The case is scheduled for sentencing on January 31, pending a motion to withdraw the plea.
