A conflict lawyer appointed to investigate a potential conflict between the defendant and his court appointed lawyer was released from the case before DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow on…
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On Sept. 24, a defendant indicated he is considering a plea deal for his alleged involvement in a robbery that turned into a stabbing. Andre Joyner, 34, is charged with assault…
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Three closing arguments in a homicide case, presented by the prosecution and attorneys for two co-defendants, offered the jury conflicting interpretations of the facts in a trial before DC Superior…
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The only individual who could identify the defendants in a homicide testified before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on Aug. 29. Ky’lee Palmer, 25, also…
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A homicide defendant’s ex-girlfriend, who is also his child’s mother, testified regarding their relationship and his alleged confession before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on…
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Five co-defendants in a carjacking conspiracy case heard the results of additional DNA testing and some of them waived their rights to independently test the evidence at a hearing in…
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DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz found Taysean Hawkins competent to stand trial, based on a report from the DC Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), and scheduled the proceeding for…
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Ahead of a trial scheduled for August, pending motions, including a motion to sever a co-defendant trial, led an attorney to state that he could exculpate his client by proving…
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Homicide co-defendants waived their right to independent DNA testing before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe in an April 23 hearing. Ky’lee Palmer, 23, and Aaron Adgerson, 19, are charged with…
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On April 9, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein denied release and refused to sever a murder suspect’s case from his co-defendant’s. Darius Robertson, 29, and Antonio Hensley, 30, are…
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On March 22, a non-fatal shooting defendant was sentenced to 132 months of incarceration before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. Dominic Copeland, 33, was convicted of assault with intent…
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On Feb. 23, DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz reluctantly sentenced a co-defendant to 30 years in prison for his involvement in a 2017 homicide. On July 26, 2021, Malik Hewitt,…
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