A defendant was sentenced to a period of supervised probation for a firearm charge after prosecutors dropped his second-degree murder charge as part of a plea deal. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge reduced a homicide defendant’s pretrial release conditions. Read more »

Judges didn’t release as many homicide defendants in 2019 as they did in 2018, data shows According to  DC Code, Washington, DC criminal defendants cannot be held in jail from an inability to pay bail.  The specific DC code language states that the decision to release a defendant falls to a Superior Court judge:  A judicial officer shall order the pretrial release of a defendant  subject to: (A) Condition that the person not commit a local, state, or federal crime during the period of release; and (B) Least restrictive further condition, or combination of conditions, that the judicial officer determines will reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required and the safety of any other person and the community.  These conditions can include maintaining or seeking employment, maintaining or beginning an educational program, or restrictions on personal associations, travel or residence among others.  Several homicide defendants are released to the High Intensity Supervision Program (HISP). Read more »

During a status hearing on Nov. Read more »

A defense attorney requested the reason why an eyewitness was given immunity during a felony status conference on Oct. Read more »

During a felony status conference Aug. Read more »

During a felony status conference July 10, a DC Superior Court judge ordered the prosecution to hand over a transcript of an interview with a witness and police. Read more »

During a murder defendant’s felony status conference June 10, defense counsel requested to question a detective more to obtain evidence for the case. Read more »

On May 15, a DC Superior Court judge along with counsel set a new felony status conference date for a murder case. Read more »

Throughout the last three months, the District has seen an uptick in teenage homicide victims. Read more »