October 2019 - Page 5 of 9

Judge Orders Prosecution to Turn Over Audio Recording

Details A DC Superior Court judge ruled that the prosecution must allow a 17-year-old murder defendant to access an audio recording of an interview between Metropolitan Police Department detectives and a... Read More

Judge Denies Murder Defendant’s Motions, Maintains Substantial Probability Ruling

Details A judge denied Oct. 17, two motions a defense attorney filed to reopen a preliminary hearing and modify his client’s detention order. Elhadji Babacar Ndiaye is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Murder Defendant Decides to Test DNA Materials

Details During a status hearing Oct. 16, a murder defendant announced that he would test some evidence for DNA. Roger Hector Hamilton, 38, is charged with second-degree murder, driving under the... Read More

Defense Requests Trial Date

Details During a felony status conference Oct. 16, a murder defendant requested a trial date. Delonta Daniel, 32, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the... Read More

Document: Homicide on Chesapeake Street, SE

Details The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on the 700 block of Chesapeake Street, SE. According to a press release, officers located 32-year-old, Dilcia Rodriguez suffering... Read More

Judge Denies Defense’s Request for Cash Bond

Details After finding probable cause that a murder defendant was involved in a 2009 homicide, a DC Superior Court judge denied an attorney’s request to place his client on a cash... Read More

Judge Places Murder Defendant Back in Jail for Violating Release Conditions

By D.C. Witness Staff - October 16, 2019
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details Instead of waiting for his trial at his home, a murder defendant will now wait for it while he is being held at the DC Jail. Darrise Jeffers along with Saquan Williams,... Read More

Did a Murder Defendant’s Learning Disability Lead to Murder?

Details A defendant’s learning disability may have led him to murder, according to results from intellectual and behavioral assessments. Shelby Jones pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting... Read More

Murder Defendant Returns to Jail After Disrupting A Victim’s Brother’s Impact Statement

Details A judge ordered a murder defendant to return to jail after he continuously disrupted a victim’s brother’s impact statement. Donnell Mills, 30, is charged with first-degree murder while armed and... Read More

Judge Appoints New Counsel After Requests for Change

Details On Oct. 15, a murder defendant was appointed new counsel after both he and his former attorney requested the change. Kurt Hewitt, 20, and cousin Demonte Hewitt, 17, have been... Read More

Murder Defendant’s Former Attorney Set to Testify

Details A murder defendant requested Oct. 15 to take back his plea because of faulty information he received from his former defense attorney. As a result, a DC Superior Court judge... Read More

Judge Pushes Prelim Back for Plea Negotiations

By D.C. Witness Staff - October 15, 2019
Court | Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides |

Details A DC Superior Court judge pushed a preliminary hearing back 15 days to give counsel more time to discuss plea negotiations. Malik Coles and Duan Garmany are being charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Month: October 2019