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Victim Grilled by Defense in Shooting Trial

By John Battistelli - March 17, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Team Members - Staff |

Details The victim of a non-fatal shooting faced a withering cross-examination by the defense before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Carmen McLean’s courtroom on March 13. Ni’Jhae Curry, 34,... Read More

Defense Says Police ‘Helped Modify the Crime Scene’ in Murder Trial

Details A defense attorney claimed police manipulated evidence in a homicide investigation during closing arguments before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe on Aug. 8. Bernard Matthews, 45, is charged with... Read More

Lawyer Conflict of Interest Issue Looms Over Murder Trial

By Vivien Williams [former] - August 5, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Team Members - Staff |

Details Prosecutors alerted DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun about a possible conflict of interest issue facing a homicide defendant’s attorney in an Aug. 2 hearing. Tyree Irving, 27, is charged... Read More

Murder Defendant Doesn’t Appear, Case Delayed

By Vivien Williams [former] - August 5, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Team Members - Staff |

Details A homicide case was delayed due to the defendant’s failure to appear in court before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Aug. 2. At issue was a death in... Read More

Stabbing Defendant Reminded to Be Compliant During Release

By Vivien Williams [former] - July 2, 2024
Daily Stories | stabbing | Team Members - Staff |

Details A stabbing defendant was reminded he must comply with all release conditions during a June 28 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro. Billy Williams, 65, is charged... Read More

Defendant Pleads Not Guilty to Unlawful Possession of a Firearm

By Vivien Williams [former] - June 28, 2024
Daily Stories | Shooting | Team Members - Staff |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian released a shooting defendant to home confinement and GPS tracking on June 27 after he pleaded not guilty. Deion Hinnant, 29, is charged with... Read More

Defendant Sentenced to Six Months After Shooting in the Air

Details On June 27, DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian sentenced a shooting defendant to six months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Anthony Calvin, 47, pleaded guilty... Read More

Carjacking Defendant Waives Right to Independent DNA Testing

By Vivien Williams [former] , Mackenzie Konjoyan [former] - June 13, 2024
Daily Stories | stabbing | Team Members - Staff |

Details A carjacking defendant voluntarily waived his right to independently test DNA evidence recovered from a crime scene in front of a DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian on June 13. ... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Murder Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun set a trial date for a 2018 murder case. Mark Price, 28, and Antonio Murchison, 29, are charged with first-degree murder, seven counts of... Read More

Judge Continues With Preliminary Hearing In Murder Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee continued a preliminary hearing for a murder defendant. Jose Ramos, 35, is charged with second-degree murder while armed. Ramos was unable to attend the... Read More

Judge Holds Sex Abuse Defendant and Three Domestic Abuse Defendants During Initial Hearings

Details During initial hearings on June 9, DC Superior Court Judge Shelly Mulkey held a sex abuse defendant and three out of the five domestic violence defendants presented before her. In... Read More

Judge Releases All Domestic Violence Defendants During Initial Hearings

Details On June 12, 26 defendants were brought before DC Superior Court Judge Jose Lopez for initial hearings. Five domestic violence defendants are charged with simple assault. Four of them were... Read More

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