D.C. Witness

Judge Decides to Move Forward in Murder Case Despite Only Having Circumstantial Evidence

Details DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein found in a preliminary hearing on Jan. 31 that there was substantial probability that a jury could convict a defendant of murder. Tyriq Williams,... Read More

Prosecution Pushes for Information on Whereabouts of Victim’s Body

Details In a Jan. 31 status hearing, the prosecution said a plea agreement would only be drafted if the defendant gave information on the location of the victim’s body. Issac Moye,... Read More

Defense May Pursue Independent DNA Testing in Double Homicide Case

Details During a Jan. 31 hearing, defense attorney Franz Jobson discussed a possibility for independent DNA testing in a murder case. Keanan Turner is charged with two counts of first-degree murder... Read More

Trial Date Approaches Nearly Five Years After Homicide of 1-Year-Old Child

Details A defendant in a murder case is scheduled to proceed with trial five years after the initial murder occurred. Thirty-two-year-old Brian Wooden is charged with two counts of first-degree cruelty... Read More

Street Level Entrance Door ‘Difficult to Lock,’ Apartment Manager Tells Jury in Sex Abuse Trial

By Bersabel Ephrem - January 31, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details A difficult to lock door, at street level, was shared through witness testimony on the first day of arguments in a sex abuse trial. The case, which had been unsolved... Read More

Judge Sentences Defendants for Murder of 25-Year-Old

Details On Jan. 27, two defendants were sentenced for the murder of a 25-year-old man. Keshawn Taylor and Rashaad Winston opened fire against Tyree Brox on the 5100 block of Bass... Read More

Defense Reveals More Scrutiny is Needed for Evidence Review in Homicide Case

By Marta Fernandez - January 30, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Suspects | Victims |

Details Parties in a homicide case, discussed an order authorizing transfer of evidence that was filed on last week during a motion hearing regarding a homicide case. Alphonso Walker, 44, is... Read More

Murder Defendant Pleads Not Guilty At Arraignment

Details During a Jan. 27 hearing, D.C. Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan arraigned Eugene Williams on five counts connected to a murder on Feb. 8, 2022. Williams was indicted on first-degree... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Homicide Case With Two Defendants

Details At a status hearing on Jan. 27, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein scheduled a trial date for two defendants in a homicide case. Twenty-six-year-old Georgio Hyles, charged with first-degree... Read More

Defense Requests to Cancel Next Hearing If Defendant Is Not Found Mentally Competent

Details In a status hearing on Jan. 27, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein agreed to the defense’s request to cancel the next status hearing if a defendant is not found... Read More

Despite A Murder Defendant’s Accomplishments in Jail, Judge Denies His Request for Release

Details On Jan. 27, DC Superior Court Judge Maibeth Raffinan granted co-defendants’ request to waive their right regarding any DNA testing, but she also denied a defendant’s third request to be... Read More

Judge Denies Defense’s Request to Remove Defendant From HISP

Details During a Jan. 27 pre-trial show cause hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied the defense’s request to have their client’s conditions relaxed from the conditions he was ordered... Read More