A Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detective testified on Sept. Read more »

The prosecution showed jurors video footage of an attempted robbery and fatal stabbing in a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on Sept. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz questioned the prosecution about possible constitutional violations in the arrest of a fatal stabbing suspect in a hearing on Aug. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Deborah Israel told a stabbing defendant on July 21 that doctors had determined he was malingering, namely faking, the appearance of mental incompetence. Read more »

Parties discussed a domestic stabbing defendant’s potential threat to disrupt proceedings until he has a new attorney in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Deborah Israel on June 23.  Chauncey Liverpool, 33, is charged with assault with significant bodily injury while armed and assault with a dangerous weapon. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman adopted a report that found no evidence a homicide defendant was mental incompetent and ruled he could handle his own defense during a hearing on May 29.  Kyle Piunti, 37, is charged with second-degree murder while armed and three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in a fatal hit-and-run on Jan. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman sentenced a homicide defendant to 10-and-a-half years in prison after emotional impact statements from the victim’s family on May 15. Read more »

A homicide defendant declared his strategy was his innocence when he asked DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman to dismiss his stand-by attorney and allow him to proceed to trial alone in a hearing on May 19. Read more »

A defendant charged in a fatal beating, formally waived his right to an insanity defense during a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on April 2.  Walter Parker, 49, is charged with first-degree murder of a senior citizen, unlawful discharge of a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction, and three counts of destruction of property less than 1,000 dollars for his alleged involvement in the fatal beating of 77-year-old Bernard Williams on the 400 block of M Street, SE, on April 23, 2025. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson sentenced a fatal shooting defendant to 19-and-a-half years on March 27.  Maleek Thomas, 23, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed and assault with a dangerous weapon on Dec. Read more »

In a felony arraignment hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman on March 26, two co-defendants in a homicide case plead not guilty to all of their charges. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Deborah Israel denied a release request for a stabbing defendant before going to trial on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal E Kravitz heard testimony on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz  accepted expert testimony from a psychologist indicating a defendant’s alleged involvement in a shooting may have been imperfect self-defense triggered by a post-traumatic stress response, during a hearing on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz heard opening arguments in which parties disputed if a fatal shooting was self-defense in a trial on Feb. Read more »