January 2020 - Page 4 of 7

Judge Grants Defense Request for Extra Time in Light of Possible Plea Deal

Details During a status hearing, Jan. 23, a defense attorney asked a DC Superior Court judge for more time to discuss plea deals with a murder defendant. DeAndre Houston, 20, was... Read More

Police Recover Murder Weapon

Details During a murder trial Jan. 22, a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer testified to recovering a firearm that the murder defendant allegedly dropped in a grassy, wooded area. The area... Read More

Defense Brings Judge and New Prosecutor Up-to-Speed on Murder Case

Details During a status hearing Jan. 23, a defense attorney updated a DC Superior Court judge and the case’s new prosecuting attorney on various motions that were filed in a murder... Read More

Judge Permits Statements from Victim and Murder Defendant

Details During a trial readiness hearing Jan. 22, a DC Superior Court judge said that select statements from a murder victim and a murder defendant were admissible during trial. Mason Binion,... Read More

Murder Defendant Didn’t Mean to Kill the Victim, Prosecutor Says

Details During open statements of a murder trial Jan. 21, the prosecution told a jury that the murder defendant had no intention or want to kill the victim. Marquette Tibbs is... Read More

Judge Rejects Defense’s Subpoena for Surveillance Footage

Details During a felony status conference Jan. 17, a motion was granted to reject a defense subpoena for the surveillance footage to not be used. Melvin Simmons, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Case Acquitted: Jury Would Convict Murder Defendant, Judge Says

Details Tierra Posey was acquitted of all charges on March 20, 2024. During a preliminary hearing Jan. 21, a DC Superior Court judge found substantial probability against a murder defendant. Tierra... Read More

Defense Counsel Needs Time to Discuss DNA Testing

Details During a status hearing Jan. 17, defense counsel told a DC Superior Court judge that more time was needed to discuss DNA testing. Bernard Mckinney is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Shooting Trend Continues in DC

Details For another month, shootings have accounted for more homicides in DC than any other crime. There have been 10 homicides in DC. Nine of the ten were from gun-related shootings.... Read More

Defense Requests Earlier Trial Date for 2017 Homicide

Details During a felony status conference on Jan. 17, DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz granted another hearing for Jordan Smith. Jordan Smith, 32, is charged with first-degree murder while armed... Read More

Defense Asks to Continue Sentencing

Details During a sentencing Jan. 17, defense counsel asked a judge for a continuance after the prosecution mentioned another stabbing that involved one of the defendants. Kevon Pinkett and Keith Johnson pleaded guilty to... Read More

Police Arrest Man 5 Months after Fatal Fire Kills Juvenile

Details On Jan. 15, the Metropolitan Police Department arrested a 61 year-old man in connection to two homicides involving a fire on the 700 block of Kennedy Street, NW. According to... Read More

Month: January 2020