Court Update: May 11

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 12, 2020
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On May 11, judges at the DC Superior Courthouse released one inmate.

There were two hearings that were not in relation to emergency releases because of COVID-19. A status hearing where a defendant was granted a 24-hour release to attend a funeral and a detained 24-hour forensic exam for another defendant.

Two hearings were continued to allow the defense to review medical records.

One hearing was rescheduled after a defense attorney missed the hearing.

One defendant was ordered to have a doctor visit him for his underlying medical issues.

The judge denied two releases.

In total, the judge at the courthouse heard cases for nine defendants. A majority of the cases were for bond review hearings. You can read about each case on dcwitness.org.

Andre Smith removed himself from his bond review hearing before it was completed.

Smith is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the shooting of 32-year-old Delwaun Lyons on the 3000 block of 30th Street, SE on July 20, 2019.

He is scheduled to have a felony status conference on June 23.