Daily News
By
Kelsey Ball
- November 20, 2024
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Details D.C. Superior Court Judge Pasichow sentenced an assault defendant to 14 months of incarceration with three years of supervised release on Nov. 15. This was the lowest sentence possible under... Read More
By
Ella Munnelly
- November 20, 2024
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Details Trial continues with testimony from several prosecution witnesses in an armed carjacking case before DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld on Nov. 19. Maurice Edwards is charged with armed carjacking... Read More
By
Jenna Lee
- November 20, 2024
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a homicide defendant’s motion to dismiss an indictment on Nov. 19. Michael Sanders, 30, and Darnell Resper, 31, are charged with first-degree murder... Read More
Editor's Corner
By
Amos Gelb
- November 20, 2024
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Details Let’s start with the good news. The number of homicides and shootings in the city are down this year again. That is two years where the numbers have been falling. ... Read More
By
LaTrina Antoine
- December 15, 2023
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Details Last week I sat through a conference focused on shootings in the United States. It was held by the Center for American Progress and featured, over several days, mothers of... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- November 28, 2023
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Details “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face,” Mike Tyson said. DC is getting punched in the face. Homicides are up. Shootings are up. Carjackings are up. ... Read More
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Features
By
Jeff Levine
- November 6, 2024
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Details Louis Wesson, 28, has found himself in the DC Superior Court’s presentment hearings before and it has not been a happy experience. His latest encounter with the criminal justice system... Read More
By
Jeff Levine
- November 4, 2024
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Details Room “C 10” in the DC Superior Court building is often at its busiest on Monday afternoons as defendants come out of the weekend “lock up” for their initial “presentment”... Read More
By
Yessica Osorio
, Cameron Horne - October 24, 2024
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Details According to D.C. Witness data, there were 170 homicide incidents and 183 homicide victims between June 2023 and June 2024. In regards to those homicides, 83 arrests have been made.... Read More
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