A shooting defendant pleaded guilty before DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe on June 30 after a motion to vacate a previous jury trial conviction was granted. Read more »

A defense attorney requested a defendant be retried, claiming the case was prejudiced by the use of faulty DNA testing kits before DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe on June 12. Read more »

A defense attorney filed for dismissal of the remaining shooting charge and was granted a retrial in a case based on questionable DNA testing. Read more »

Closing arguments were presented and the jury began deliberations in a shooting between neighbors case before DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe on April 29. Read more »

A mother and her son testified on the second day of a non-fatal shooting trial before DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe on April 23. Read more »

The prosecution questioned the veracity of an eyewitness' testimony that the victim and his mother aimed guns at the defendant. Read more »

A shooting defendant claimed he was acting in self-defense during opening statements on April 22, before DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe.  Donnell Wells, 36, is charged with two counts of aggravated assault knowingly while armed, three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, five counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction for his alleged involvement in a shooting on the 500 block of Newcomb Street, SE. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe issued a motion stipulating access to 543 pages one of a victim's medical records which had been sought for six months. Read more »

The prosecution in a shooting case motioned to have a witness' medical records subpoenaed before DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe on March 20.  So far the material has not been forthcoming. Read more »

Prosecutors in a non-fatal shooting case told DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe on Feb. Read more »

A non-fatal shooting defendant pleaded not guilty to 12 indictment charges before DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe on Nov. Read more »

A shooting defendant rejected a plea offer in a preliminary hearing on Sept 19, before DC Superior Court Judge Renee Raymond. Read more »

A shooting defendant’s preliminary hearing was rescheduled on Sept. Read more »

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of 35-year-old Donnell Antonio Wells, who is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting that injured three men. Read more »