DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld re-opened the 29 year sentence of a carjacking defendant after hearing the victim say the suspect was actually her defender on March 9.  Jerome Israel, 22 pleaded guilty to armed carjacking and two counts of unarmed carjacking in Aug. Read more »

A jury found a homicide defendant guilty of six charges but was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on the most serious counts in a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on March 7.  Jerome Israel, 21, was originally charged with first-degree murder premeditated while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, unlawful discharge of a firearm, two charges of unauthorized use of a vehicle, three counts of carrying a pistol without a license, and two counts of destruction of property for his alleged involvement in the murder of ChaQuan Barbett, 24, on Aug. Read more »

The prosecution and the defense had different interpretations of evidence presented in an ongoing homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on March 5. Read more »

Prosecutors say a woman's stolen car was later used in a homicide, then destroyed. Read more »

DNA testimony played a prominent role in a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on March 3. Read more »

The prosecution called the victim of a car crash to testify about his extensively damaged vehicle in a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on Feb. Read more »

During the first day of a homicide trial, before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on Feb. Read more »

The prosecution requested a six-day continuance in a homicide trial after they couldn't locate one of their key witnesses on Feb. Read more »

A homicide defendant rejected a plea deal extended by prosecutors in a hearing before DC Superior Court Michael Ryan on Feb. Read more »

Defense attorneys in a homicide case filed a motion to suppress identification of the defendant in front of DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on Jan. Read more »

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Metropolitan Police Department detectives made an arrest in a homicide that occurred on August 23, on the 2300 block of Minnesota Avenue, SE. Read more »