A stabbing defendant waived his right to a preliminary hearing of the evidence against him before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Hildum on March 18.  Raheem Johnson, 40, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal stabbing at the 1800 block of Newton Street, NW on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe sentenced a teenage shooting defendant to 19 months of incarceration and revoked his current probation status, rejecting the defense’s request that he be sentenced under the Youth Rehabilitation Act (YRA) on Aug. Read more »

The trial of a homicide defendant allegedly responsible for two burn deaths continued with testimony about the cause of the blaze on Feb. Read more »

The trial of a homicide defendant charged in two burn deaths linked to multiple fire code violations in his building continued on Feb. Read more »

Parties delivered opening statements, and multiple witnesses testified in connection to a deadly fire and linked to more than two dozen rental code violations, before a jury and DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Judge Andrea Hertzfeld sentenced a non-fatal shooting defendant to 24 months, with a year of probation, and three years of supervised release in an Oct. Read more »

Less than two weeks after jurors in a murder trial delivered a partial verdict, a DC Superior Court judge set a retrial date.  Marquette Jordan is accused of stabbing 40-year-old Ivan Lynch to death on April 28, 2018, in an apartment on the 900 block of 5th Street, SE. Read more »

The trial for the fatal stabbing of 40-year-old Ivan Lynch wrapped up with attorneys delivering closing arguments before the nearly four-year-old case was handed to the jury. Read more »

The defendant accused of murdering 48-year-old Ivan Lynch was removed from the courtroom during the eighth day of his trial. Read more »

The man accused of murdering 40-year-old Ivan Lynch in 2018 took to the witness stand to testify in his own defense.  Marquette Jordan is on trial for allegedly stabbing Lynch to death during the early hours of April 30, 2018, in an apartment on the 900 block of 5th Street, SE. Read more »

A murder trial continued with prosecutors calling seven witnesses, including forensic and medical experts, a police officer and the defendant's close friend. Read more »

Nine witnesses, including civilians, members of law enforcement and forensic specialists, testified during the fourth day of a murder trial. Read more »

A murder trial continued with prosecutors calling five people to the witness stand. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge denied a motion to suppress evidence as attorneys in the case of 48-year-old Ivan Lynch's homicide prepare for trial. Read more »

A murder defendant waived his right to independently test DNA evidence ahead of his trial. Read more »