A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant on felony sex abuse charges for forcing himself on a woman in her Kingman Park neighborhood apartment. Richard Goodwin came to the…
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In August 2020, the reversal of a murder conviction rippled through the DC Superior Court, touching enough cases that the defendant’s last name became like jargon. Now, parties are preparing…
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A DC Superior Court judge arraigned a defendant on charges of second-degree murder while armed, possessing a firearm during a crime of violence and unlawful possession of a firearm with…
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A woman implored a DC Superior Court judge to impose a harsher sentence than what was outlined in the plea deal for the man convicted of killing her brother. On…
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A man charged for his alleged role in a fatal stabbing that his counsel has described as self-defense received a plea offer from the prosecution. On April 10, 2020, police…
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A man charged with manslaughter in his father’s death was scheduled to go to trial next year. On Sept. 11, 2020, 49-year-old Stephen Macgruder was fatally shot in his apartment…
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Parties in a murder case agreed to reschedule the defendants’ trial to begin approximately one month earlier. Co-defendants Tony Morgan and Martinez Raynor are accused of traveling to a holiday market…
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A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a man to prison for sexually abusing a family member when she was approximately nine years old. During the proceedings, a prosecutor spoke to…
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After approximately five days of deliberations, a jury returned a partial verdict in a murder trial. Tony McClam faced multiple charges in reference to the fatal shooting of 11-year-old Karon…
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After a two-week delay and multiple other complications along the way, a trial centered on an 11-year-old’s fatal shooting wrapped up with parties delivering their closing arguments before the case…
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A DC Superior Court judge imposed a 12-year sentence for a defendant who pleaded guilty to three counts of second-degree child sex abuse. Ellisante Ewing was charged with first-degree child…
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A murder trial was put on hold after the defendant tested positive for COVID-19. The situation unfolded in a few hours on Dec. 21 during what was anticipated to be…
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