New Defense Attorney Assigned to Homicide Case
A new defense attorney took on a 2019 homicide case on April 26. Andre Smith, 33, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 23-year-old Delwaun Lyons on…
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A new defense attorney took on a 2019 homicide case on April 26. Andre Smith, 33, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 23-year-old Delwaun Lyons on…
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A DC Superior Court judge ended an armed robbery defendant’s home confinement. She gave him a curfew instead. Brandon Ward, 18, is charged in connection with a May 9 car…
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On July 17, a DC Superior Court judge sentenced an involuntary manslaughter defendant to five years in prison plus five years of probation. Edward Banks, who is also known as…
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A DC judge denied a murder defendant’s second request for release. He will await his sentencing date in jail, which isn’t scheduled until June. Edward Banks pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter…
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A murder defendant, who is also a party in a lawsuit against the DC Department of Corrections (DC DOC), was denied release on April 13 in response to an emergency…
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A DC Superior judge denied a murder defendant’s request for release because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Herman Sylvester Williams, 28, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged…
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During a preliminary hearing on March 4, a defense attorney requested a continuance in order to go through all of the evidence material. Jaykell Mason, 20, is charged with first-degree…
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A judge denied Jan. 24 a motion to remove a murder defendant from home confinement. Eric Smith, 20, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvment in…
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During a felony status conference Jan. 17, a motion was granted to reject a defense subpoena for the surveillance footage to not be used. Melvin Simmons, is charged with first-degree…
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Prior to a preliminary hearing, a defense attorney said the prosecution had not given all the evidence needed for a murder case. Melvin Simmons is charged with first-degree murder while…
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Investigators collected an iPad, which belongs to a murder defendant’s daughter, as evidence in a case that occurred in February. But, during a felony status conference on Dec. 12, counsel…
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A DC Superior Court judge ruled that there is substantial probability that a veteran murdered a stranger in what the judge called a “completely random act of violence.” Lance Ammons,…
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