A murder defendant's trial was postponed after his fifth attorney left the case before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan partially granted a homicide defendant’s motion to sever his charges on Jan. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan granted a defense attorney’s motion to withdraw from a homicide case on April 4. Read more »

On Oct. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a murder defendant's fourth motion for new counsel, asserting that he has the right to be provided counsel, but not necessarily one of his own choosing. Read more »

In a contentious hearing on May 22, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied murder defendant Sherman Holley’s request for a new attorney.  Had the judge agreed, it would have been his fourth lawyer on this case.  In response, Holley accused the judge of “bias towards me and denying my constitutional rights.” Holley, 46, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the death of 53-year-old James Brooks Jr. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan filed an order for a mental evaluation of a homicide defendant and reviewed his request for new counsel in an April 24 hearing. Read more »

On Nov. Read more »

On May 26, a defendant waived his right to appear at a felony status conference hearing regarding a second-degree murder charge. Read more »

Metropolitan Police Department detectives made an arrest in a homicide that occurred on Jan. Read more »

The primary medical examiner in a triple-homicide said she didn't prepare testimony in the case because medical problems interfered with her right state of mind in a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on June 3.  Jalonte Thompkins, 34, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder while armed, three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction greater than a year for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of three brothers, 34-year-old James Morgan, 30-year-old Jamal Morgan, and 42-year-old Vincent Martin on Aug. Read more »

Amid the backlog created by a suspension of jury trials in the DC Superior Court due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a judge scheduled hearings for seven murder defendants.   During the Nov. Read more »

The District of Columbia saw an uptick in homicides throughout the month of September. Read more »