On May 4, judges at the DC Superior Courthouse released three inmates.
There were seven hearings that were not in relation to emergency releases because of COVID-19. Two were pretrial show cause hearings that led to the judge issuing one defendant a continuance and sending out a bench warrant for another defendant. Three probation hearings led to one bench warrant being issued and two rescheduled hearings. Two bond review hearings led to judges issuing one medical mandate and one communication mandate.
Two bond review hearings were rescheduled.
One defendant’s charges were dismissed.
One defendant was re-sentenced but not released.
Another was detained for a 24-hour forensic observation exam.
Judges denied motions for release for five defendants.
In total there were 20 defendants that had cases. A majority of the cases were for bond review hearings. You can read about each case on dcwitness.org.
