Prosecution Needs to Provide More Evidence, Judge Says
Judge Juliet Mckenna required the prosecution provide evidence the defense in William Edward Smith’s murder case.
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Judge Juliet Mckenna required the prosecution provide evidence the defense in William Edward Smith’s murder case.
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Two DC Superior Court judges sentenced a defendant to two life sentences without the possibility of release for two separate sexual abuse cases. A jury found Ronald Berton guilty of…
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A homicide defendant initially charged with first-degree murder pleaded guilty to shooting of his on-and-off girlfriend in 2021. On July 10, 2021, MPD officers found 34-year-old Vanessa Brooks-Williams lying unresponsive…
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The status hearing for a homicide defendant was rescheduled to Aug. 1 after the prosecution announced that it planned to imminently file a motion. Daquon Brooks, 24, pleaded guilty to…
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The defense team in a domestic violence case is no longer pursuing a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. The defendant is indicted on charges of assault with…
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A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant for sexually assaulting three young girls at the Gallery Place-Chinatown metro station. “Twelve girls in the District have been victimized by [the…
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A defendant entered guilty pleas in a series of sexual assaults at the Chinatown-Gallery Place metro station. Morgan Olah pleaded guilty to second-degree child sex abuse, two counts of misdemeanor…
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A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a preliminary hearing to determine if a sex abuse case has enough evidence to go to trial. The 53-year-old defendant is charged with assault…
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A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a hearing to determine if a case where the defendant is accused of beating a 76-year-old man to death has enough evidence to go…
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A DC Superior Court judge said she is prepared to sentence a sex abuse defendant to six years of incarceration in accordance with the plea deal he took. Bertrand Lebeau…
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A DC Superior Court judge ruled that the case of a fatal shooting one fall afternoon in Bellevue has enough evidence to go to trial. Kavel Miller could not waive…
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A DC Superior Court judge heard multiple motions ahead of a murder trial expected to include at least 90 government witnesses. Ronnika Jennings, a former civilian member of the Metropolitan…
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