DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan denied release for a non-fatal shooting defendant who accepted a plea deal in a hearing on Aug. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt sentenced a fatal stabbing defendant to 18 years in prison on July 31.  Kevin Johnson, 40, pleaded guilty on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz ordered prosecutors to provide more information on an artificial intelligence (AI) facial recognition software program that was used to identify a shooting defendant on July 1.  Marquis Foster, 43, is charged with assault with intent to kill while armed, aggravated assault while armed, and two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence or dangerous crime for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting that wounded one individual on June 8, on the 2500 block of Georgia Avenue, NW. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan granted a homicide defendant’s request for relaxation of release conditions during a hearing on May 27.  Anna Hyman, 23, is charged with voluntary manslaughter while armed for her alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing of 63-year-old Robert Dent who sustained 55 sharp force injuries. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan sent a homicide defendant to a halfway house based on mental health issues after she pleaded not guilty at an arraignment on April 28.  When Anna Hyman, 23, was arrested on July 26, 2025, she was originally charged with second-degree murder while armed for her alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing of Robert Dent, 63, that occurred the same day at the unit block of Galveston Street, SW. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park found no probable cause in a “bar fight” stabbing case, reducing the defendant’s charges to simple assault in a preliminary hearing on April 10. Read more »

Co-defendants in a homicide case rejected a plea offer before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on April 3. Read more »

Despite DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz declaring that “this was a very dangerous and serious offense,” he felt a sentence moderated by the Youth Rehabilitation Act (YRA) was warranted in a shooting case. Read more »

A fatal stabbing defendant accepted a plea deal before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt in a hearing on Feb. Read more »

Two co-defendants accused of fatally shooting a victim during a robbery attempt pleaded not guilty during an arraignment before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on Dec. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan continued the sentencing in a co-defendant murder case on Nov. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz told the court that a homicide defendant’s deferred sentencing may be impacted if he is no longer in an educational program in jail in a hearing on Nov. Read more »

A fatal stabbing defendant was found mentally competent to stand trial during a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Nov. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt granted the defense a competency screening to determine if a defendant in a homicide case is mentally fit to stand trial during a Nov. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz sentenced six defendants on Oct. Read more »