Domestic Violence Archives - Page 2 of 24

Judge OKs Child Witness’s Statements in Stabbing Trial

Details On Oct. 10, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt ruled a witness’s statements, who was five-years-old at the time of the incident, are admissible to the jury in a stabbing... Read More

Murder Defendant May Not Want to Represent Himself

Details A homicide defendant alerted the court that he may be reconsidering his request to represent himself before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Oct. 9. Wonell Jones Jr., 37,... Read More

Shooting Defendant Waives Right to Independent DNA Testing

Details A shooting defendant waived the right to independently test DNA evidence recovered at the crime scene before DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian on Oct. 3. Larry Carr, 20, is... Read More

Judge Says His Jail Transfer Request Will Likely Be Ignored

Details DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein advised a defense attorney on Sept. 20 that his recommendation to transfer a defendant from DC Jail to the medium security Correctional Treatment Facility... Read More

Drug Screen Ordered for Stabbing Defendant

By Elizabeth Bernstein [former] - September 16, 2024
Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | stabbing | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe ordered that a defendant be screened for a drug treatment program at the DC Jail’s medium-security Central Treatment Facility (CTF) during a hearing on... Read More

Judge Sentences Shooting Defendant, Denies Request for Youth Consideration

Details DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein denied a shooting defendant sentencing under the Youth Rehabilitation Act (YRA) on Aug. 23 because the case involved shooting a woman who was holding... Read More

Murder Defendant Refuses to Appear, Cases Postponed

Details Aaron Walker, 20, charged with both a homicide and non-fatal shooting, refused to get off the bus from the jail to the courthouse to appear in a hearing before DC... Read More

Prosecutor Won’t Link Drive-by Shooting to Neighborhood Gang

Details The prosecutor in a homicide case told DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe on Aug. 5 that he no longer plans to present evidence connecting the incident to a neighborhood... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Stabbing Case, Orders Defendant Detained

Details DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann found probable cause a suspect committed a stabbing after a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer testified on July 23. Junae Roberson, 37, is charged... Read More

Defendant Deemed Competent for Trial In Domestic Shooting

Details Citing a report from the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein deemed a shooting defendant competent to stand trial on July 19. Keith Robinson, 58,... Read More

Plea Offer Extended to Domestic Violence Stabbing Defendant

By Gelela Tesfaye [former] , Mackenzie Konjoyan [former] - July 15, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | Suspects |

Details A domestic violence stabbing defendant was extended a plea offer before DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz during a July 15 hearing. Michael Alston is charged with assault with a... Read More

Last-Minute Revelation from Defendant Delays Domestic Stabbing Trial

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt postponed Devan Green‘s trial from July to October, based on information that Green recently revealed to his lawyer, in a hearing on July 12.... Read More