As the DC Superior Court continues to face the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on operations, many homicide defendants await jury trials from DC Jail, where data shows some of them have been held for more than three and sometimes four years. Read more »

Kelby Ronald Gordon, 29, also known as "Milly," charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly fatally shooting Gabriel Turner, 46, on March 24 was ordered held without bail. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan denied a stabbing defendant's motion to represent himself on Nov. Read more »

A defense attorney’s impromptu explanation to the court that his client wished to represent himself in a stabbing case got a chilly reception before DC Superior Court Justice Michael Ryan on Oct. Read more »

A stabbing defendant pleaded not guilty and asked the prosecution to share any body-camera footage from the incident in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Carmen McLean on Oct. Read more »

A defendant accused of stabbing a corrections officer refused to appear in court before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on Sept. Read more »

A defendant charged in a jail stabbing claimed he does not have enough access to jail resources before DC Superior Court Judge Carmen McLean on Sept. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Carmen McLean on July 8 reluctantly granted a stabbing defendant's decision to represent himself Ovid Gabriel, 20, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and assault with significant bodily injury. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Renee Raymond found probable cause to send the charges against a stabbing defendant to a grand jury during a preliminary hearing on June 27. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Renee Raymond told a non-fatal stabbing defendant that his case must move forward during a June 13 hearing after nearly two months of continuances and attorney changes. Read more »

While carjackings have tripled in recent years and remain a “real threat,” says a source in the US Attorney’s office, most offenders don’t get caught.  For the relatively few that are charged, conviction rates differ significantly and prosecutions can drag on for years, according to a D.C. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee released a co-defendant in a murder case after serving nearly five years in pretrial confinement. Read more »

During a preliminary hearing April 4, a DC Superior Court judge found probable cause that a defendant was involved in a robbery that resulted in the death of a 24-year-old man. Read more »

Kelby Gordon was found guilty July 23 of murdering Gabriel Carlos Turner.  After two days of deliberation, a jury convicted Gordon, 32, of second-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed and related firearm offenses. Read more »