July 2022 - Page 7 of 11

Jury Delivers Partial Verdict in 2018 Drive-By Shooting Trial

Details A jury found one co-defendant guilty of multiple charges including first-degree murder as it returned a partial verdict in a month-long murder trial. Saquan Williams, 20, and Quincy Garvin, 22,... Read More

Parties Are Ready to Bring Sex Assault Case to Trial

Details On July 14, counsel told DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan they were prepared to take a sex assault case to trial. The defendant is charged with first-degree burglary and... Read More

Judge Finds Substantial Probability in Murder Case that Occurred Earlier This Year

Details DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee ruled that a fatal shooting case has enough evidence to go to trial. On the night of Jan. 21, Metropolitan Police Department detectives located... Read More

Judge Schedules Another Trial Readiness Hearing Due to DNA Testing Delays

Details DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo scheduled a second trial readiness hearing after delays with finalizing evidence. Leonard Smith, 36, is charged with first-degree murder while armed with a knife... Read More

Document: Man Shot in Southeast

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on the 2000 block of Ridgecrest Court, SE. At approximately 7:42 a.m., on July 13 officers located Kevin Gill, 22,... Read More

Parties Request More Time to Test and Review DNA Evidence in 2020 Homicide Robbery Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun granted parties more time to conduct additional DNA testing in a murder case. Nathaniel Bates, 37, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for... Read More

Man Turns Himself in Twice After Stabbing Pregnant Daughter’s Sexual Abuser

Details Huey Bandy, 51, was charged with first-degree murder, however Judge Robert Okun lowered the potential charge to second-degree-murder due to not enough probable cause for the former charge. On June... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause For Second-degree Murder in 2021 Shooting

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan found probable cause for second-degree murder defendant in connection to a 2021 shooting but denied the prosecution’s request to find probable cause for first-degree... Read More

Murder Defendant Will Execute Right to Test DNA

By Dylan Berman [former] - July 13, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details A homicide defendant decided to proceed with independent DNA testing after the prosecution’s DNA test results were returned. D’aundrey Scott, 28, is charged with first-degree murder after allegedly igniting a... Read More

Judge Modifies Child Sex Abuser’s Release Conditions

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan decided to modify July 13 a child sex abuser’s release conditions. A 23-year-old man has been charged with two counts of first-degree child sex... Read More

Judge Grants Continuance Sentencing

Details Defense counsel for a man convicted of murder requested a continuance July 11, so he could consult with his client on whether the defendant would like to withdraw his guilty... Read More

Judge Schedules trial Readiness Hearing For Defendant Accused of Killing One-Year-Old Child

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt scheduled a trial readiness hearing for a man accused of killing his partner’s one-year-old child. On May 16, 2018, emergency personnel responded to an... Read More

Month: July 2022