By
Richa Sharma [former]
, Caitlin Blackman [former] - July 31, 2024
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Details A homicide defendant’s ex-girlfriend finalized her testimony against him in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on July 30. Antonio Murchison, 31, and his co-defendant Mark Price, 29,... Read More
By
Birchard Allen IV [former]
, Hayden Clark [former] - July 31, 2024
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Details Editor’s note: On Aug. 1, a jury acquitted Jarvis Jackson of all charges connected to the homicide of Deont’e Minor. Parties in a homicide case delivered closing arguments to a... Read More
By
Adriana Marroquin
- July 31, 2024
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Juveniles
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Details “He made a choice to participate in the gun violence that plagues our city,” a prosecutor told DC Superior Court Judge James Crowell as he ordered a juvenile convicted of... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- July 31, 2024
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Details A planned furlough that would have sidelined attorneys working for the Public Defender Service (PDS) has been canceled but is not off the table, according to sources at the agency... Read More
By
Namita Nair [former]
, Sonia Vazquez [former] - July 30, 2024
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Details A witness from the DC Department of Corrections (DOC) testified about phone and video recordings of conversations from the DC jail among alleged co-conspirators on July 29 in front of... Read More
By
Maggie Rhoads [former]
- July 30, 2024
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stabbing
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur allowed a stabbing defendant to represent himself with an attorney advisor in court on July 30. Brian Long, 42, is charged with assault with... Read More
By
Lily Engel [former]
- July 30, 2024
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe ordered a homicide victim’s girlfriend arrested and charged with contempt of court because she refused to testify on July 29. Bernard Matthews, 44, is... Read More
By
Hayden Clark [former]
- July 30, 2024
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Details Editor’s note: On Aug. 1, a jury acquitted Jarvis Jackson of all charges connected to the homicide of Deont’e Minor. A murder defendant’s ex-wife testified about discussions they had after a... Read More
By
Shea Carlberg [former]
- July 30, 2024
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Traffic
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Details Defense counsel questioned whether a blood alcohol test was taken without a murder defendant’s consent during a July 26 trial before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Nakita Walker, 44,... Read More
By
Shea Carlberg [former]
- July 30, 2024
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Details A fatal shooting defendant was extended a plea offer before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun in a July 26 hearing. Antwain Ulmer, 19, is charged with premeditated first-degree murder... Read More
By
Shea Carlberg [former]
- July 30, 2024
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Details The prosecution told the court they wanted to give a murder victim’s family more time to discuss a plea offer after the defense counsel requested a reason for the delay.... Read More