Legal Opinion
Darrise Jeffers v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 23, 2019No. 19-CO-35PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
McLeese, Associate Judge:
*358 Appellant Darrise Jeffers appeals from the trial court's order detaining Mr. Jeffers pending trial pursuant to D.C. Code § 23-1325 (2012 Repl.). After briefing and oral argument, the court issued an emergency order remanding the case for further proceedings. We now publish this opinion to explain our ruling more fully.
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In December 2018, Mr. Jeffers was charged with first-degree murder while armed. After a detention hearing in January 2019, the trial court ordered Mr. Jeffers held without bond pending trial, pursuant to D.C. Code § 23-1325 (a) (2012 Repl.).
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