Sylvia Smith, the defense attorney for homicide defendant Anthony Green, argued heatedly with prosecutors over the date for Green’s trial before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on Nov. 1….
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A shooting defendant was supposed to be arraigned, but was not in court due to being detained pending a trial in Maryland, while his co-defendant pleaded not guilty before DC…
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In front of DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe, murder defendant Dasean Matthews, 25, rejected a plea offer in which he would receive a downgraded charge and concurrent sentences on…
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DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo found probable cause that two co-defendants were the perpetrators in a homicide during a preliminary hearing, and denied their request for release on Sept….
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A homicide defendant pleaded not guilty to all charges on Aug. 27 before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Yazmin Owens, 24, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed…
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DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow granted a request to send a carjacking defendant to Saint Elizabeths Hospital for mental health treatment based on a report by the Department of…
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A carjacking defendant was denied her request for release the second time, after a letter from the victim’s family was read before DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow on June…
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DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan issued a bench warrant for Jayvon Thomas due to his failure to appear in court on June 7. Thomas and Lavar Hunter, both 20,…
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A homicide defendant’s request to modify release conditions was denied by DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun during an arraignment on June 7. Lamar Wright, 20, is charged with first-degree…
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A judge sentenced a homicide defendant to ten years of incarceration after hearing victim impact statements from the victim’s family and friends. Deon Walters, 20, was sentenced after taking a plea…
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Parties argued for probable cause in a fatal shooting that killed one teenager and seriously injured another in an April 25 hearing. Tyree Bratcher, 17, is charged with second-degree murder…
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A homicide defendant allegedly involved in a love triangle was arraigned before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on April 19. Stephon Shields, 27, is charged with premeditated first-degree murder…
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