After less than a day of deliberations, jurors acquitted an obstruction of justice defendant before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on March 19. Read more »

Editor’s Note: Aillayh Carter was acquitted of all charges by a jury on March 19, 2026.  A detective testified that an obstruction defendant took responsibility for a fatal shooting she didn’t commit in a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on March 18. Read more »

Editor’s Note: Aillayh Carter was acquitted of all charges by a jury on March 19, 2026.  Two witnesses testified they were told by a defendant to claim to police she was the perpetrator of murder instead of the actual suspect in a proceeding before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on March 17. Read more »

Editor’s Note: Aillayh Carter was acquitted of all charges by a jury on March 19, 2026.  A key eyewitness in a homicide case admitted to jurors that she lied under the direction of an obstruction of justice defendant before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on March 16. Read more »

Editor’s Note: Aillayh Carter was acquitted of all charges by a jury on March 19, 2026.  A defendant accused of obstructing justice in a murder case rejected a plea deal before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on March 12. Read more »

Editor’s Note: Aillayh Carter was acquitted of all charges by a jury on March 19, 2026.  DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan granted a motion to sever at a hearing on Feb. Read more »

Editor’s Note: Aillayh Carter was acquitted of all charges by a jury on March 19, 2026.  A murder defendant rejected a plea deal from prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan at a hearing on Feb. Read more »

Editor’s Note: Aillayh Carter was acquitted of all charges by a jury on March 19, 2026.  Prosecutors alerted DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan they plan to retry a homicide defendant’s case following a mistrial, despite his co-defendant’s mental incompetence finding on June 2. Read more »