Prosecutors offered to drop virtually every charge against 19-year-old Rodney Bennett in return for a plea deal that would virtually eliminate a 57-count indictment against the shooting and robbery suspect….
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A homicide trial was postponed by DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park following changes with a witness, allowing the defense to have more time with evidence during a hearing on…
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A shooting and robbery defendant charged in a 55 count indictment entered a plea of not guilty for all counts before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on Feb. 27. …
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A carjacking defendant rejected a plea deal that could have removed eight charges against him before DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe on Feb. 24. Taysean Hawkins, 21, is charged…
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A stabbing defendant accepted a global plea deal, which resolves multiple cases, at a hearing on Jan. 28 with DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur. Andre Joyner, 34, was originally…
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A conflict lawyer appointed to investigate a potential conflict between the defendant and his court appointed lawyer was released from the case before DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow on…
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On Sept. 24, a defendant indicated he is considering a plea deal for his alleged involvement in a robbery that turned into a stabbing. Andre Joyner, 34, is charged with assault…
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Three closing arguments in a homicide case, presented by the prosecution and attorneys for two co-defendants, offered the jury conflicting interpretations of the facts in a trial before DC Superior…
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The only individual who could identify the defendants in a homicide testified before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on Aug. 29. Ky’lee Palmer, 25, also…
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A homicide defendant’s ex-girlfriend, who is also his child’s mother, testified regarding their relationship and his alleged confession before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on…
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Five co-defendants in a carjacking conspiracy case heard the results of additional DNA testing and some of them waived their rights to independently test the evidence at a hearing in…
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DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz found Taysean Hawkins competent to stand trial, based on a report from the DC Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), and scheduled the proceeding for…
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