Judge Orders Legal Teams in Dangleben Case to Argue Pending Motions

Legal teams preparing for trial in the 2023 death of Police Detective Delberth Phipps Jr. have until Aug. 1 to file arguments over challenges posed by the defendant accused in connection with his death. Chief District Court Judge Robert Molloy issued the directive on Friday after hearing two days of pretrial testimony.

Since July 28, prosecutors and defense attorneys have sat for an omnibus hearing designed to address all motions filed in the case of USA v Richardson Dangleben Jr. Dangleben was arrested July 4, 2023, after an armed confrontation with Phipps in Hospital Ground. The hearing is scheduled to resume on Monday with testimony by potential expert witnesses, and continue through at least Tuesday.

One expert witness has already been excluded, based on proceedings in last week’s hearing.

Jury selection is set to begin Oct. 6 in District Court.