Defense Counsel Requests Case Dismissal
A murder defendant’s attorney asked a DC Superior Court judge to dismiss a case because the prosecution did not meet a deadline. Roscoe Jones is charged with first-degree murder while armed…
+ Read MoreA murder defendant’s attorney asked a DC Superior Court judge to dismiss a case because the prosecution did not meet a deadline. Roscoe Jones is charged with first-degree murder while armed…
+ Read MoreA DC Superior Court judge denied June 3 a murder defendant’s request of a change in his confinement so that he could see his newborn. Roscoe Jones is charged with…
+ Read MoreGun-related homicides are turning out to be more of a problem in Washington, DC than it was two years ago when a Metropolitan Police Department gun recovery program was implemented…
+ Read MoreDuring a detention hearing May 7, a DC Superior Court judge found probable cause and ordered a murder defendant held without bail for his alleged role in a February homicide….
+ Read MoreDuring a preliminary hearing May 2, the defense sought to discredit the prosecution’s theory. Roscoe Jones is charged with felony murder while armed for his alleged role in the death…
+ Read MoreDuring a hearing April 15, a defense attorney in a murder case requested information about a witness that could potentially prove his client is innocent. Roscoe Jones is charged with…
+ Read MoreDuring the month of February, the District saw a decrease in homicides compared to the start of the New Year, which tallied 19 homicides. However, D.C. Witness data shows February homicides…
+ Read MoreTwo deadly shootings on Feb. 24 added to Washington, DC’s dismal homicide count in 2019. The count now stands at 26, nearly an 86 percent increase since the same time last…
+ Read MoreOn Nov. 15, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein found probable cause in a preliminary hearing for a homicide defendant and denied his request for release. Guy Johnson, 56, is…
+ Read MoreA homicide trial continued on Sept. 9 with the prosecution calling four witnesses to the stand. Edward Brown, 60, is charged with first-degree murder of a senior citizen while armed,…
+ Read MoreJuly 21 marked the first day of closing arguments in a murder trial. Nyekemia Everett, 35, and Malik Hewitt, 41, are charged with first-degree murder while armed in the death…
+ Read MoreNearly three years after a man was killed in Northeast DC, a judge convicted and sentenced two men who the prosecutor says are responsible. In April, Markale Moore and Tyrone…
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