A victim was unable to read an impact statement in court on July 26 before DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz because the defendant refused to appear. James McNeil, 26,…
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DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz found Taysean Hawkins competent to stand trial, based on a report from the DC Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), and scheduled the proceeding for…
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A defendant pleaded guilty to one count of armed carjacking before DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz on July 1. James Borum, 21, was originally charged with three counts of…
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DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz disagreed with the prosecution’s request to vacate a trial date, despite the defense needing additional time to review a plea deal during a June…
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DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz on June 27 addressed an attorney’s possible conflict of interest and motions to suppress evidence for an armed carjacking defendant’s trial that is expected…
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DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz denied and deferred motions from the defense in a carjacking case on June 26. James Borum, 21, is charged with three counts of armed…
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DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz denied motions by a carjacking defendant’s attorney to dismiss a conspiracy charge and exclude various pieces of evidence from trial during a June 25…
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Although James Outland‘s attorney, Michael Bruckheim, stated that his client would like more time to consider a plea deal offered by the prosecution, the deal’s rejection by Outland’s codefendant, Bobby…
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A juvenile defendant accepted a plea deal in connection to a carjacking and associated shooting before DC Superior Court Judge James Crowell on June 4. The juvenile, a 15-year-old boy,…
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Due to 5th Amendment rights concerns, the prosecution in a homicide case is motioning to admit witness testimony as evidence, but the defense is opposing it. Terrance Prue, 22, is…
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During a Nov. 14 jury trial, prosecutors presented clothing worn by a co-defendant to the jury, and a witness requested to end his testimony in a 2017 murder case. On…
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During the month of August, DC Superior Court judges released 400 defendants and held 130 defendants in DC Jail during their initial hearings, according to D.C. Witness data. An additional…
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