Metro Homicide Trial Faces Near Year Delay After Another Attorney Joins Defense - DC Witness

Metro Homicide Trial Faces Near Year Delay After Another Attorney Joins Defense - DC Witness

A homicide trial was delayed nearly a year to accommodate a new addition to a defendant’s legal team before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on June 3. Deonte Spicer, 39, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction greater than a year. These charges stem from his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 27-year…