Jeff Levine - December 15, 2023
Details The question of how much information about DC jury selection is enough was heatedly debated before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo in a Dec. 15 hearing. “There is a... Read More
Jeff Levine - December 15, 2023
Details The question of how much information about DC jury selection is enough was heatedly debated before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo in a Dec. 15 hearing. “There is a... Read More
Jeff Levine - December 14, 2023
Details Under an order filed Dec.14 by DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein the prosecution must turn over much of the potentially exculpatory evidence the defense wanted in a long-delayed murder... Read More
Jeff Levine - December 13, 2023
Details On Dec. 11, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt continued a homicide defendant’s preliminary hearing to review evidence before making a probable cause ruling. Emerita Garcia, 45, is charged with... Read More
Jeff Levine - December 13, 2023
Details Cynthia Battle, 54 was sentenced to 10 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe on Dec. 12. Battle was originally charged... Read More
Jeff Levine - December 11, 2023
Details Alli Diabi, 21, failed to appear for a probation hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Dec. 11, because he was arrested on second degree murder charges in... Read More
Jeff Levine - November 21, 2023
Details Pernell Sims, 33, appeared before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on Nov. 21 in a case he called, “The most serious crime you could ever commit.” Sims is charged... Read More
Jeff Levine - October 11, 2023
Details A bulwark of the U.S. criminal justice system is the right to have guilt or innocence decided by a jury of one’s peers. This is constitutionally guaranteed by the Sixth... Read More
Jeff Levine - September 29, 2023
Details On Sept. 29, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun rejected a defense attorney’s motion to dismiss a murder case. Ernest Cleveland, 30, is charged with seven counts including first-degree murder while armed, assault... Read More
Jeff Levine - September 8, 2023
Details In a Sept. 8 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz sentenced Lucky Curry for wounding an innocent bystander following a robbery attempt. Curry, 23, was originally charged with assault... Read More
Jeff Levine - September 7, 2023
Details In a Sept. 7 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Anderson chose prison over probation for Rashun Proctor who agreed to plead guilty to charges in two domestic violence incidents. ... Read More
Jeff Levine - September 6, 2023
Details DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz ordered a shooting suspect to cooperate with those administering a repeat mental exam during a Sept. 6 hearing. Andrew Parsons, 28, is charged with... Read More
Jeff Levine - September 5, 2023
Details Attorneys for the DC Public Defender Service, the US Attorney’s Office and the DC Superior Court debated how much data should be released in a Sept. 5 hearing about whether... Read More