DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan sentenced a man convicted of a fatal hit and run to 180 days in prison. Read more »

Sutton was acquitted of murder and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence on March 23, 2023. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun sentenced two murder defendants on June 17 for their role in a 2020 homicide case.  In February, Randle Price and Marwin Thomas pleaded guilty to fatally shooting 33-year-old John Pollard II on the 3200 Block of Hiatt Place, NW in 2020.  Judge Okun sentenced Price, 30, to 9.5 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter while armed. Read more »

Sutton was acquitted of murder and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence on March 23, 2023. Read more »

A man indicted on 21 charges including first-degree sexual abuse while armed was appointed a new lawyer due to a conflict of interest that precluded the DC Public Defender Service from representing him. Read more »

A defendant facing a 21-count indictment for his alleged role in an armed sexual assault will be keeping his current legal counsel. Read more »

Two co-defendants in a murder case rejected a plea offer from the prosecution. Read more »

A defendant charged with first-degree murder while armed in the death of his child’s mother was taken off home confinement.  On Dec. Read more »

A murder defendant’s lawyer informed a DC Superior Court judge that they plan to conduct independent DNA testing.  Joseph Melton is accused of stabbing two people on Jan. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge continued a hearing in a murder case so she could have time to look over outstanding motions filed by four of the five co-defendants. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge ruled that a fatal stabbing case has enough evidence to go to trial. Read more »

After ruling that his case has enough evidence to go to trial, a DC Superior Court judge released a sex abuse defendant from DC Jail. Read more »

A murder defendant was unable to appear in court for his Oct. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant to serve a total of 14 years for one manslaughter charge and two assault charges. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge denied release requests from defense attorneys in a murder case, who voiced concerns over how their clients are being treated at DC Jail. Read more »