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Defense Prepares Motion to Continue 2015 Homicide Trial

Details At a status hearing on April 21, DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo requested that the prosecution put their motion to delay the trial in writing before the court could... Read More

Judge Finds Substantial Probability in First-Degree Murder Case

Details On April 19, DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo found substantial probability that David Howard committed first-degree murder in connection with an ongoing dispute. Howard, 37, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Defendant Receives New Attorney For 4th Time In Murder Case

Details On April 18, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein granted a defense attorney’s motion to withdraw as counsel for a murder defendant, appointing a new attorney for the fourth time. ... Read More

Homicide Defendant Waives Right to Independent DNA Testing

Details On April 14, a murder suspect waived his right to independently test DNA evidence from a crime scene. Marcus Isom, 43, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for his... Read More

Case Acquitted: Judge Denies Release Motion in Second-Degree Murder Case

Details This case was acquitted on Aug. 15, 2023. On April 11, DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz denied a motion for release filed by defense attorneys for Jermaine Washington. Washington,... Read More

Judge Holds Homicide Defendant in Shooting and Stabbing Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe held a homicide defendant and released a nonfatal shooting defendant during presentment hearings on April 4. Julius Worthy, 39, was charged with second-degree murder... Read More

Judge Holds Homicide Defendant for Stabbing

Details DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe held a homicide defendant charged with first-degree murder while armed with a knife during a presentment hearing on April 3. George Syndor, 43, is... Read More

Sentencing Imposed in Homicide Case

Details Parties waved appearances at a sentencing hearing on March 31, 2023. On Feb. 8, 2021, Ronald Miller, 43, stabbed his 28-year-old girlfriend, Tiffany Hardy, to death on the 1600 block... Read More

New Trial Date Set after Judge Dismisses Murder Conviction

Details During a status hearing on March 27, DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan set a second trial date for May 2024 for a murder defendant who was originally found guilty... Read More

Case Acquitted: Autopsy Reports Show Cause of Death in Homicide Case

Details This case was acquitted on Aug. 15, 2023. On the third day of trial, a forensic pathologist from the DC Medical Examiner’s Office testified that multiple sharp force injuries were... Read More

Case Acquitted: Jury Begins Deliberations in Murder Case

Details This case was acquitted on Aug. 15, 2023. After closing arguments on March 28, the jury began deliberations in a homicide case. Jermaine Washington, 39, is charged with second-degree murder while... Read More

Defendant Receives 35 Years in Murder Case

Details During a sentencing hearing on March 24, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt sentenced a defendant to 35 years in prison. Edward Brown, 60, was charged with two counts of... Read More