DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman adopted a report that found no evidence a homicide defendant was mental incompetent and ruled he could handle his own defense during a hearing on May 29.  Kyle Piunti, 37, is charged with second-degree murder while armed and three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in a fatal hit-and-run on Jan. Read more »

A homicide defendant declared his strategy was his innocence when he asked DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman to dismiss his stand-by attorney and allow him to proceed to trial alone in a hearing on May 19. Read more »

A defendant charged in a fatal beating, formally waived his right to an insanity defense during a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on April 2.  Walter Parker, 49, is charged with first-degree murder of a senior citizen, unlawful discharge of a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction, and three counts of destruction of property less than 1,000 dollars for his alleged involvement in the fatal beating of 77-year-old Bernard Williams on the 400 block of M Street, SE, on April 23, 2025. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson sentenced a fatal shooting defendant to 19-and-a-half years on March 27.  Maleek Thomas, 23, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed and assault with a dangerous weapon on Dec. Read more »

In a felony arraignment hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman on March 26, two co-defendants in a homicide case plead not guilty to all of their charges. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Deborah Israel denied a release request for a stabbing defendant before going to trial on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal E Kravitz heard testimony on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz  accepted expert testimony from a psychologist indicating a defendant’s alleged involvement in a shooting may have been imperfect self-defense triggered by a post-traumatic stress response, during a hearing on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz heard opening arguments in which parties disputed if a fatal shooting was self-defense in a trial on Feb. Read more »

In a brief arraignment before DC  Superior Court Judge Jason Park on Jan. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson sentenced a defendant to 16 years of imprisonment on Jan. Read more »

A defendant nearing a trial date accepted a plea deal before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on Dec. Read more »

A defense attorney in a murder told DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan that he is overwhelmed with recent cases after failing to file an expert notice on Nov. Read more »

A stabbing defendant was declared mentally competent to stand trial before DC Superior Court Judge Deborah Israel after a behavioral expert said he was malingering on Oct. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Hildum accepted a non-fatal stabbing defendant’s preliminary hearing waiver but kept him in jail, in part because of past crimes on Nov. Read more »