Court Update: April 28

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 29, 2020
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides |

On April 28, judges at the DC Superior Courthouse released seven inmates five of which were charged with misdemeanor offenses.

One defendant had a bail set because he refused to attend the hearing for his release.

There were four hearings that were not in relation to emergency releases because of COVID-19. One was a mental observation hearing, another was a trial readiness hearing that were all rescheduled due to the inability to have in court hearings. One hearing was a probation show cause hearing where the defendant was given more time to get in compliance with his release conditions. Two defendants were scheduled for jury trials, but those trial were rescheduled to July.

A judge sentenced a defendant to probation. A week earlier a judge denied the defendant’s release because of COVID-19, but rescheduled his sentencing date to occur on April 28 instead of June.

In total there were 16 defendants that had cases. A majority of the cases were for bond review hearings. You can read about each case on dcwitness.org.