A new defense attorney took on a 2019 homicide case on April 26.  Andre Smith, 33, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 23-year-old Delwaun Lyons on the 3000 block of 30th Street, SE, on July 20, 2019.  Defense attorney Anthony Matthews was recently assigned to Smith’s case, replacing the previous attorney, Ieshaah Murphy. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge ended an armed robbery defendant’s home confinement. Read more »

On July 17, a DC Superior Court judge sentenced an involuntary manslaughter defendant to five years in prison plus five years of probation. Read more »

A DC judge denied a murder defendant's second request for release. Read more »

A murder defendant, who is also a party in a lawsuit against the DC Department of Corrections (DC DOC), was denied release on April 13 in response to an emergency motion filed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

A DC Superior judge denied a murder defendant's request for release because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

During a preliminary hearing on March 4, a defense attorney requested a continuance in order to go through all of the evidence material. Read more »

A judge denied Jan. Read more »

During a felony status conference Jan. Read more »

Prior to a preliminary hearing, a defense attorney said the prosecution had not given all the evidence needed for a murder case. Read more »

Investigators collected an iPad, which belongs to a murder defendant’s daughter, as evidence in a case that occurred in February. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge ruled that there is substantial probability that a veteran murdered a stranger in what the judge called a “completely random act of violence.” Lance Ammons, 42, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing 62-year-old Robert Bolich on the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge on Aug. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge found probable cause in a murder case because DNA under a victim's fingernails matched the defendant.  Kavon Young is charged with first-degree felony murder for allegedly shooting 66-year-old John Pernell on the 3000 block of Nelson Place, SE on July 3, 2010. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge said the amount of force behind a punch was enough to show probable cause. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge granted the defense a continuance for a preliminary hearing in a murder case. Read more »