DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan accepted a homicide defendant’s waiver of his right to independently test DNA evidence on April 29.
James Rice, 28, is charged with premeditated first-degree murder while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 32-year-old Thomas Felder on May 1, 2024 at the 1300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. Felder sustained seven gunshot wounds.
At the hearing, the prosecutor said the police recovered three cartridge cases from the scene, two of which were tested and the results provided to the defense…