Robbery Archives - Page 5 of 6

Murder Defendant Waives Rights to Independent DNA Testing

Details A murder defendant waived his rights to independently test DNA evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on Aug. 23. Ethan Cunningham, 20, is charged with three counts of... 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

Murder Defendant Acts Like He, ‘Runs this Courtroom,’ Prosecutor Says

Details A murder defendant refused to get off a bus and attend a court proceeding for the fourth time in a matter of three months before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony... Read More

Robbery and Carjacking Defendant Refuses to Appear in Court at Sentencing

Details A victim was unable to read an impact statement in court on July 26 before DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz because the defendant refused to appear. James McNeil, 26,... Read More

Carjacking Defendant Rejects Plea Offer

Details A carjacking defendant rejected a plea offer in front of DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian in a July 17 hearing. Details of the agreement were not immediately available. Lamar... Read More

To Proceed with Sentencing, Counsel Confirms Defendant’s Completion of High School

Details On July 12, defense counsel for a shooting defendant confirmed that the defendant would be concluding his education shortly. On June 15, 2023, Martel Howard, 24, pleaded guilty to aggravated... Read More

Triple-Carjacking Defendant Waives Right to Speedy Trial

Details A triple-carjacking defendant informed DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz on July 3 that he waived right to a speedy trial in order to be granted a new attorney. Taysean... Read More

Judge Grants Continuance in Co-Defendant Homicide Trial for Lack of Defense Lawyers

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted a defendant’s request to postpone his trial on July 2 due to an acute shortage of available attorneys from the DC Public Defender... Read More

Judge Denies Release of Co-Defendants in Carjacking and Extends Indictment Deadline

Details DC Superior Court Judge Arthur Errol denied defense requests to prevent extending the time for indictment as well as the release the co-defendants in a carjacking and robbery case on... Read More

Judge Denies Severance of Homicide Co-Defendants’ Trials

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe denied a motion to sever two “mutually hostile” homicide co-defendants from having a joint trial, asserting on June 21 that the “jury will not... Read More

Armed Carjacking Defendant Ruled Mentally Competent to Stand Trial

Details DC Superior Court Renee Raymond ruled an armed carjacking defendant was mentally competent to stand trial on June 21. Tony Walker, 28, is charged with armed carjacking, first-degree theft, unauthorized... Read More

Judge Pushes Hearing to Review Additional Evidence in Fatal Shooting Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun granted a newly appointed defense attorney’s request for extra time to review additional evidence provided by the prosecution during a hearing on June 24. ... Read More