Judge Postpones Hearing, Giving Time for Convicted Murderer to Get Representation

By LaTrina Antoine - September 15, 2021
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On Sept. 13, a defendant convicted of homicide motioned for Judge Phillip Jackson to modify her sentence.

Nicole Washington was convicted of second-degree murder, attempted robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery in 2017. She was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison for the murder charge; 15 years, to run concurrently, for the attempted robbery charge; and another 15 years, to run concurrently, for the conspiracy to commit robbery charge.

On Sept 13, Washington, 38, appeared before Judge Jackson for her motion, however, the defendant did not have any representation.

The judge decided to postpone the hearing until Oct. 12, so Washington could get in touch with the Office of the Public Defender to have representation.

According to the Baltimore Sun, Washington and a co-defendant, Kenneth Carter, 35, were involved in the death of 26-year-old Nelson Mandela Dakurah, a resident of Owings Mills, Md. The Sun reports that Washington lured the victim with the promise of sex to a residence on the 1300 block of N. Patterson Park Avenue, so that she and Carter could rob Dukurah. There the victim was stabbed and also sustained blunt force trauma to the head.

In 2015, Washington’s co-defendant, who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, was sentenced to Life, suspending all but 40 years for both charges. The sentence for the conspiracy charge ran concurrent to the murder charge. He is also required to serve five years on supervised probation.

Sentences for both defendants began in July of 2014.