DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman sentenced a fatal shooting defendant to 18-and-a-half years in prison on Aug. 7.
Jakiem Miller, 28, pleaded guilty on May 6 to voluntary manslaughter while armed and assault with a dangerous weapon for his involvement in the fatal shooting of 30-year-old Avon Perkins on the 2400 block of 18th Street, NW on Dec. 17, 2022. Perkins sustained seven gunshot wounds and a nearby bystander also sustained a shot in the buttocks.
At sentencing, the prosecution claimed that the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) miscalculated Miller’s sentencing guidelines. As a result, Judge Edelman adjusted the range of sentencing from 102-to-192 months for the manslaughter charge to 114-to-204 months and from 24-to-66 months for the assault charge to 30-to-72 months…