Judge Grants Defense’s Request to Continue Hearing
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…
+ Read MoreDuring 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…
+ Read MoreA DC Superior Court judge rescheduled a mental observation hearing for a second time after the defense said they still could not find an expert for a man accused of…
+ Read MoreA DC Superior Court judge set the next court date for a defendant accused of killing a 25-year-old man. Mark Fletcher is charged with second-degree murder while armed for his…
+ Read MoreDuring a preliminary hearing Nov. 28, a D.C. Superior Court judge found probable cause that a 19-year-old was involved in a homicide, which police say stemmed from a neighborhood rivalry…
+ Read MoreA judge denied the release of Deon Crowell after finding probable cause for the murder of Joni Rockingham.
+ Read MoreA 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…
+ Read MoreA 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…
+ Read MoreOn 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…
+ Read MoreA 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…
+ Read MoreA 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…
+ Read MoreA 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…
+ Read MoreA 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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