A jury convicted a homicide defendant on a lesser-included offense of second-degree murder before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on May 12. Read more »

Defense attorneys in a homicide trial requested a mistrial before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on April 23. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson denied defense motion to acquit a homicide defendant of first-degree premeditated murder while armed on April 17.  Jamil Whitley, 38, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 32-year-old Kevin Redd on the 4700 block of Jay Street, NE on June 11, 2020. Read more »

A defense attorney claimed the prosecution conducted a flawed investigation, leaving gaps in the evidence in a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on April 22. Read more »

A detective from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) testified in a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on April 21. Read more »

The defense called a detective to testify in a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson about the victim’s phone records on April 15.  Jamil Whitley, 38, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 32-year-old Kevin Redd on June 11, 2020, at the rear end of an alley on the 4700 block of Jay Street, NE. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson found that the prosecution failed to provide material evidence to the defense belonging to a homicide victim on April 14.   Jamil Whitley, 38, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of Kevin Redd, 32, on the 4700 block of Jay Street, NE on June 11, 2020. Read more »

The prosecution called witnesses who highlighted a homicide defendant’s internet search history before DC Superior Court Judge Dayna Dayson on April 13. Read more »

The prosecution called a homicide defendant’s wife to testify during a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Dayna Dayson on April 9. Read more »

Two witnesses testified in a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on April 8 about awakening to gunshots coming from the alley behind their houses.  Jamil Whitley, 38, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 32-year-old Kevin Redd on June 11, 2020, at the rear end of the alley on the 4700 block of Jay Street, NE. Read more »

An investigator testified about recovering surveillance footage of what prosecutors allege is the defendant’s vehicle during a fatal shooting trial before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on April 7. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson heard testimony from a medical examiner at the DC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) in a six-year-old homicide case on April 6.  Jamil Whitley, 38, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction greater than one year. Read more »

Both parties presented passionate opening statements in a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on April 2.  Jamil Whitley, 38, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, carrying a pistol without a license outside of a home or business, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction greater than one year. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson rejected the defense’s motion to exclude an interview with a deceased witness in a homicide case on April 1. Read more »

A homicide trial was delayed on March 30 after the defense claimed prosecutors misinformed them that the victim's wife had died in arguments before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson. Read more »