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Judge Takes Back Release Option While Defendant Is Pending Vehicular Homicide Case

Details After learning that the defendant is awaiting another hearing for a vehicular homicide on Oct. 24, DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe decided against releasing him. Karlos Bibb, 22, was... Read More

Sex Abuse Defendant Requests New Attorney

Details A sex abuse defendant asked to be assigned new representation, citing disagreements with his current attorney, during an Oct. 24 hearing. The 39-year-old defendant, charged with assault with intent to... Read More

Judge Rejects Homicide Defendant’s Request for Home Confinement

Details On Sept. 28, a homicide defendant rejected the prosecution’s plea deal, arguing for his release. David Hahqwon Beale, 24, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm... Read More

Judge Reschedules Non-fatal Shooting Defendant’s Hearing

Details DC Superior Judge Jason Park rescheduled a non-fatal shooting defendant’s felony hearing date to October. The 38-year-old defendant is charged with second-degree burglary, unlawful discharge of a firearm, possession with... Read More

Judge Delays Hearing to Allow Homicide Defendant to Consider Plea Offer

Details During a Sept. 20 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee granted a continuance, giving a sexual assault defendant time to decide whether to take a plea deal. On July... Read More

Prosecution Focuses on Inconsistencies in Defendant’s Statements During Closing Arguments

Details During the closing arguments on Sept. 7, a prosecutor emphasized the inconsistencies in a sex abuse defendant’s story, including the conversations with detectives to the story he told on the... Read More

Judge Denies Motions by Prosecution in 2018 Homicide Case

Details During an Aug. 12 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt denied the prosecution’s motions in a 2018 homicide case. Edward Brown, 60, is charged with robbery of a senior... Read More

Judge Reschedules Sex Abuse Trial for November

Details DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo accepted the defense’s motion to reschedule a sex abuse trial for Nov. 10. The defendant is charged with first-degree burglary, fourth-degree sex abuse and... Read More

Mental Observation Hearing Continues As Psychologist Says Defendant Competent to Stand Trial

Details DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee continued a mental observation hearing for a sex abuse case. The 61-year-old defendant is charged with four counts of first-degree sex abuse while armed,... Read More

Judge Sets Jury Selection Date for Sex Abuse Case

Details On July 1, D.C. Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo set a jury selection date for a defendant charged with burglary, fourth-degree sex abuse, and two counts of second-degree theft. The... Read More

Judge Sentences Co-Defendants in 2020 Homicide Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun sentenced two murder defendants on June 17 for their role in a 2020 homicide case. In February, Randle Price and Marwin Thomas pleaded guilty... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty for His Role in Robbery That Turned Deadly

Details A defendant pleaded guilty to murdering a man he was attempting to rob after luring him with a fake ad he posted to an online marketplace. Deandre Houston was charged... Read More

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