On April 18, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein granted a defense attorney's motion to withdraw as counsel for a murder defendant, appointing a new attorney for the fourth time.   Alton Rivers, 58, is charged with second-degree murder while armed as a senior citizen for allegedly stabbing Anthony Anderson, 68, to death with a screwdriver on the 3600 block of 14th Street, NW on July 27, 2018.  During Tuesday's court proceedings defense counsel Betty Ballester requested to withdraw as defense counsel. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant for shooting a 21-year-old man multiple times in the back in 2018. Read more »

On June 16, a DC Superior Court judge appointed new counsel for a homicide defendant. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge granted a murder defendant’s request for new counsel. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge continued a homicide hearing, so parties could continue with plea negotiations. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge continued a hearing for a murder case in which the defense attorney reports that she has begun with plea negotiations. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge continued a trial readiness hearing for a murder defendant who has been held in the case since 2014.  Mark Bowser, 42, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, assault with a dangerous weapon and carrying a dangerous weapon for allegedly stabbing 39-year-old Tracy Womack on the 4600 block of Benning Road, SE on Sep. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge continued a trial readiness hearing for a defendant in a 2014 murder case. Read more »

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A DC Superior Court judge continued a Feb. Read more »

Amid the suspension of jury trials due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled hearings for nine murder defendants on Dec. Read more »

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A DC Superior Court judge issues three bench warrants during the eight probation and pretrial hearings over which she presided on Oct. Read more »

During a motion hearing on March 12, a new trial date was set for an almost six-year-old murder case.  Mark Bowser is charged with first-degree murder while armed, assault with a dangerous weapon, carrying a dangerous weapon outside a home or place of business and obstruction of justice for allegedly stabbing 39-year-old Tracy Womack on the 4600 block of Benning Road, SE on Sept. Read more »

During a status hearing March 9, a judge said she would need at least 30 days to decide whether or not to grant the defense’s motion for a new trial.  Gary Proctor, 42, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, possessing a firearm during a crime of violence, unlawfully possessing a firearm during a crime of violence, carrying a pistol outside a home or business, and unlawful possession of ammunition in connection to the murder of his cousin, Jerome Diggs, 47. Read more »