August 2024 - Page 15 of 16

Judge Denies Request for Shooting Defendant’s Release

Details DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur denied a request for release by a shooting defendant’s attorney on Aug. 2. Amonte Moody, 18, is charged with endangerment with a firearm and... Read More

Defense Says Prosecution Withheld Evidence in a Shooting Case

Details Defense counsel in a shooting case alleged the prosecution failed to provide potentially exculpatory evidence in front of DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur on Aug. 2. Keith Walker, 30,... Read More

Murder Defendant Considering Plea Offer

Details A homicide defendant requested additional time to discuss a plea offer extended by prosecutors with his attorney in an Aug. 2 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. Damon... Read More

Judge Denies Motion for Mistrial in Shooting Case

Details A shooting defendant’s request for a mistrial was denied by DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Aug. 1. Deon Cannon, 29, is charged with two counts of assault with... Read More

Defense Claims Police Discrepancies in a Homicide Investigation

Details A homicide defendant’s attorney claimed discrepancies in the police investigation of the case during an Aug. 1 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. Bernard Matthews, 44, is charged... Read More

Judge Warns Defense Attorney Stabbing Case Will Go on With or Without His Client

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun in an Aug. 1 hearing, told a stabbing defendant’s attorney he must warn his client the case will continue without him if he won’t... Read More

Defendant Pleads Not Guilty to 81 Carjacking and Robbery Charges

Details A carjacking defendant was arraigned on an 81 count indictment before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe on Aug. 1. Hanif Brown, 18, is charged with 31 counts of possession... Read More

Off-Duty Officer Testifies He Responded to Nearby Gunfire

Details The trial for a shooting seriously wounding two victims began on July 31, with both parties delivering opening statements to a jury before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. Deon... Read More

Prosecutors Suggest Love Triangle Led to Fatal Stabbing

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan found probable cause to try a defendant accused of a fatal stabbing motivated by a possible love triangle during a July 31 hearing. Vanessa... Read More

Judge Denies Homicide Defendant’s Release From Solitary Confinement

Details On July 31, a repeat homicide defendant requested DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun order the DC Jail to move him out of a year-long stay in solitary confinement to... Read More

Victim Sends Rambling Texts in Final Minutes, Seconds Before His Murder

Details In a minute by minute account leading up to seconds before his death, a homicide defendant’s son testified before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe on July 31 about provocative... Read More

Homicide Defendant Requests Judge Reconsider Severance Motion

By Birchard Allen IV [former] - August 1, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan told parties she needed additional time to reconsider a co-defendant’s motion to sever during an Aug. 1 hearing. Rafeal Stevens, 39, and Jermall Johnson,... Read More

Month: August 2024