A homicide trial was delayed on March 30 after the defense claimed prosecutors misinformed them that the victim’s wife had died in arguments before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson.
Jamil Whitley, 38, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, carrying a pistol without a license outside of a home or business, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction greater than one year. These charges stem from his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 32-year-old Kevin Redd on the 4700 block of Jay Street, NE, on June 11, 2020. Redd sustained three gunshot wounds to his shoulder, chest, and forearm.
Madalyn Harvey, Whitley’s attorney, informed Judge Dayson that she will file a motion to dismiss the case based on the failure to share evidence. According to Harvey, prosecutors previously informed the defense that Redd’s wife was deceased, but on March 22, a defense investigator learned that she was still alive.
According to the motion filed by Harvey, prosecutors were told that Redd’s wife died in May 2024, but did not tell Harvey until May 2025.
Harvey wanted Judge Dayson to revisit her previous decision against dismissing the case in light of the new information.
She first filed the motion to dismiss on June 30, 2025 because prosecutors did not send a police interview video with Redd’s wife, holding it for four years. A month after receiving the video, Harvey was made told she died. If she had received the video earlier, she would have spoken to the witness sooner, Harvey told Judge Dayson.
“There are countless inaccurate representations and a pattern of carelessness,” Harvey said about prosecutors’ actions in the case.
Judge Dayson proposed prosecutors call the facility where Redd’s wife has received treatment for a neurological disorder to try and get clarity.
Harvey told Judge Dayson that she is not comfortable with relying on prosecutors because of what she termed past carelessness.
Prosecutors told the court that the facility told them it would take anywhere between seven-to-10 days to get a full report.
Judge Dayson and parties agreed they would call the facility immediately to get all of Redd’s wife’s pertinent medical records
Parties are slated to reconvene on April 1.
