By D.C. Witness Staff - June 10, 2021
Details A DC Superior Court judge ordered a preliminary screening to determine if a sex abuse and burglary defendant is competent to stand trial. The 42-year-old defendant is charged with first-degree... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - June 8, 2021
Details On June 7, a DC Superior Court judge decided to hold off on scheduling a jury trial for a sexual abuse defendant. The defendant is charged with first-degree sexual abuse,... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - June 4, 2021
Details A DC Superior Court judge set a June 9 deadline for the prosecution in a homicide case to respond to the defense’s discovery request for forensic evidence. Co-defendants Malik Hewitt... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - March 18, 2021
Details A DC Superior Court judge shifted pre-selected trial dates and continued a hearing to allow time for parties to determine if expert witness testimony would pose an issue at trial.... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - March 16, 2021
Details A DC Superior Court judge vacated a March 16 trial readiness hearing for a defendant charged with sex abuse among several other felony offenses. The defendant, 45, is charged with... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - February 26, 2021
Details DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz continued a preliminary hearing for a 17-year-old murder defendant after a second day of testimony. Deon Walters is charged with first-degree murder while armed... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - February 1, 2021
Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a hearing to determine if a homicide case has enough evidence to go to trial after the original hearing date was cancelled due to... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - January 20, 2021
Details As the DC Superior Court faces the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the suspension of jury trials, a judge set the trajectory for co-defendants charged in murder and kidnapping... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - December 28, 2020
Details Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers arrested a 47 year-old suspect for second-degree burglary. At around 12:47 a.m. on Dec. 27, suspects entered a residential building on the 2100 block of... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - December 28, 2020
Details Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers arrested a 47 year-old suspect for second-degree burglary. At around 12:47 a.m. on Dec. 27, suspects entered a residential building on the 2100 block of... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - December 16, 2020
Details A DC Superior Court judge ordered that a murder defendant be transferred from St. Elizabeth’s hospital, DC psychiatric institution, to DC Jail. Vaughn Alexander Kosh iss charged with first-degree murder... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - December 9, 2020
Details On Dec. 9, a DC Superior Court judge vacated a status hearing in a burglary case. Deonte Little, 23, allegedly robbed the same residence on the 5200 block of 5th... Read More