Case Acquitted: Defendant Pleads Not Guilty to Murder Charge

By Korea Tutt [former] - January 18, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Green was acquitted of the murder charge on Aug. 24, 2023.

After a homicide defendant entered a plea of not guilty during an arraignment on Jan. 18, DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo moved the case forward for trial.

Tamika Green, 35, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence and carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business for allegedly shooting 37-year-old Bryan Tate Jr. on Feb. 20, 2020, on the 1600 block of 18th Street, SE.

Kevann Gardner, Green’s attorney, entered a plea of not guilty.

The prosecution and defense also announced that they were prepared for trial.

Judge Demeo advised both parties that any motions they would like to present must be filed before May 19 and responses entered by June 9. 

The next hearing, a motion hearing, was set for June 16 at 10 a.m. A trial readiness hearing is scheduled for April 7.