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Convicted killer Merle V. Watson told DC Superior Court Judge Anita Josey-Herring he is frustrated his efforts to win vindication have stalled. Watson addressed the April 10 proceeding on a…
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After the DC Court of Appeals ruled that a man convicted of murder be released, DC Superior Court Chief Judge Anita Josey-Herring suspended his sentence during a hearing on Nov….
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Parties held off setting trial dates for a man charged with murder for his alleged role in a 2018 traffic fatality. Roger Hamilton is charged with second-degree murder, driving under…
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A murder trial was put on hold after the defendant tested positive for COVID-19. The situation unfolded in a few hours on Dec. 21 during what was anticipated to be…
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The Public Defender Service (PDS) for the District of Columbia released a memo calling for the release of all persons incarcerated at the DC Jail in the wake of the…
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The Chief Judge of the DC Superior Court sentenced a man to 15 years in prison for murder. Jerrell Powell was indicted on charges of first-degree murder while armed and…
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A jury found two co-defendants guilty of murder in the first homicide trial to come to the DC Superior Court in more than one year.
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Jury selection ended for the first murder trial to come to the DC Superior Court in more than one year.
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June 30 marked the start of jury selection for the first murder trial at the DC Superior Court in over a year.
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As the DC Superior Court continues to face the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on operations, many homicide defendants await jury trials from DC Jail, where data shows some of them have…
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A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a murder case to go before a jury. Malik Hewitt, 40, and Nyekemia Everett, 35, are charged with first-degree murder while armed in the…
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The prosecution in a murder case asked a DC Superior Court judge to continue a Jan. 26 hearing to adress the current status of the defendant withdrawing his guilty plea….
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