A homicide defendant pleaded guilty before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on Aug. Read more »

A homicide defendant asserted his right to independently test DNA evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Nov. Read more »

A homicide defendant pleaded not guilty during an arraignment in front of  DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun in a June 4 hearing.  Korriek Akinwale Akinola, 22, is charged with premeditated first-degree murder and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of Joshua White on June 6, 2023 on the 4700 block of South Capitol Street, SE.  According to court documents, the defendant allegedly shot the victim at a Shell gas station out of the front passenger window of a black sedan. Read more »

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The Metropolitan Police Department's (MPD) Homicide Branch arrested and charged 22-year-old Korriek Akinola with first-degree murder premeditated while armed for his alleged involvement in a fatal shooting that occurred on June 6 on the 4700 block of South Capitol Street, SE. Read more »

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Homicide Branch are seeking the public's assistance in the investigation of a fatal shooting that occurred on June 6 on the 4700 block of South Capitol Street, SE. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park heard arguments on a defense motion to dismiss the case against a homicide defendant case on April 15. Read more »

Parties debated a potential misrepresentation of evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on April 3. Read more »

A homicide defendant accepted a plea deal extended by the prosecution before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe in an Aug. Read more »

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DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe denied a motion to sever two “mutually hostile” homicide co-defendants from having a joint trial, asserting on June 21 that the “jury will not infer guilt” from one defendant to another. Read more »

On April 12, DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe heard arguments from both defense attorney about severing two co-defendants' cases in a murder trial. Read more »

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A defendant was arraigned on felony charges in an April 19 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. Read more »

During an April 14 felony arraignment, DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe arraigned a homicide defendant on five charges including first-degree murder while armed.  Seaun McDowney, 19, allegedly murdered 20-year-old Marquette White on the 3800 block of Commodore Joshua Barney Drive, NE on Jan. Read more »