Shooting Suspect Claims Self-Defense as Trial Begins
A jury trial began for a shooting defendant before DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld on Nov. 4. Deon Jenkins, 46, is charged with unlawful discharge of a firearm, carrying…
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A jury trial began for a shooting defendant before DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld on Nov. 4. Deon Jenkins, 46, is charged with unlawful discharge of a firearm, carrying…
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A defense attorney challenged DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein’s ruling that a homicide suspect is mentally competent to stand trial during a hearing on Oct. 2. Asmerom Ghebrekidan, 53,…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt denied three co-defendant’s motions for a mistrial following the prosecution’s closing arguments during a June 5 hearing, before defense attorneys began closing arguments. Koran…
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A homicide defendant’s attorney claimed, “There are no witnesses to this case,” arguing his client is not guilty because no one saw him commit the crime. Eric Davis, 60, is…
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A jury in DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe’s courtroom heard conflicting views of evidence said to identify the shooter in a 2021 homicide Eric Davis, 60, is charged with…
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On March 8, DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe issued a DNA testing order in a homicide case. Purnell Jackson, 37, Kharee Jackson, 24, and Charles Turner, 36, are charged…
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This case was acquitted on Nov. 15, 2023. On Oct. 24, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein and the jury listened to opening statements from the prosecution and the defense…
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Defense lawyers filed a motion to suppress the photo identification of a murder suspect during a June 30 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Ernest Cleveland, 30, is…
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During a Jan. 26 status hearing, defense attorney, Quo Mieko Judkins, entertained the possibility of a plea deal for her client who is charged with allegedly kidnapping, carjacking, and sexually…
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This case was acquitted on Dec. 16, 2022. On Dec. 16, a jury found that a murder defendant was not guilty after defense attorney, David Knight suggested that the real…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt granted defense attorney Leo Alley’s motion to withdraw from a sex abuse case on Sept. 19. The 56-year-old defendant will now be represented by…
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The defense counsel in a murder case is requesting additional discovery before deciding whether to move to trial. Demetrious Void, 34, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the…
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