DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz granted a homicide defendant’s request for release to home confinement during a hearing on May 1.  Shawnta Aiken, 52, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for her alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 56-year-old Richard Walker on Nov. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park granted a defense request to transfer a homicide defendant to MedStar Washington Hospital Center for medical treatment on April 9.  Desmond Barr, 25, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction greater than one year for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Ambria Farmer at the 3300 block of Fort Dupont Drive, SE, on July 13, 2024.  All of Barr’s charges face an aggravating factor of allegedly being committed during his release for a prior offense. Read more »

Despite strong objections from the prosecution, DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park granted the defense request to delay a homicide trial on April 8. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan ordered that a homicide defendant remain in the DC Jail April 6 after he was transferred there by mistake. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park will order the release of a homicide defendant in order for him to receive medical care at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in a hearing April 1.  Desmond Barr, 25, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction greater than one year for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Ambria Farmer on the 3300 block of Fort Dupont Drive, SE, on July 13, 2024. Read more »

Prosecutors asked DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman to remove the Public Defender Service (PDS) from a homicide case after they asked to reschedule the trial again on March 20. Read more »

Defense attorneys argued for eight specific medical needs a murder defendant must be provided while awaiting trial before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on March 13. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz denied a motion for release filed by a fatal shooting defendant on Jan. Read more »

DC Supreme Court Judge Rainey Brandt sentenced a homicide defendant to 26 years of imprisonment in a hearing on Jan. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park denied the release of a murder defendant on Nov. Read more »

Lawyers discussed how to get a homicide defendant back into the District after mistakenly being transferred to the Bureau of Prisons (BoP) before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on Oct. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park denied release for a paralyzed murder defendant suffering from alleged medical negligence by the Department of Corrections (DOC) on Oct. Read more »

A homicide defendant pleaded guilty four days before his trial was scheduled to begin before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Aug. Read more »

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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt denied a motion to exclude the identification testimony from someone who knew a murder defendant intimately during a hearing on Aug. Read more »