DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe decided against ordering another competency evaluation for a defendant in a non-fatal shooting case who has so far failed to demonstrate he's mentally able to stand trial. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe deemed a shooting defendant mentally incompetent to stand trial during a hearing on August 5. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judith Pipe granted 30 extra days for an evaluation to show whether a shooting suspect, initially found incompetent, is now mentally fit to stand trial during a hearing on July 2.  Kevin Harrison, 24, is charged with unlawful discharge of a firearm, possession of an unregistered firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device, and carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or place of business for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting on June 26, 2023, on the 2100 block of Georgia Avenue, NW. Read more »

A shooting defendant is still considered mentally incompetent to stand trial following a proceeding before DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe on June 13. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe ruled that a shooting defendant remains mentally incompetent to stand trial on April 7, despite testimony from a DC behavioral health psychologist who found otherwise. Read more »

During a mental observation hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe on March 7, a forensic psychologist testified that a shooting defendant is mentally competent, despite the defense presenting evidence of the defendant's learning disability. Read more »

A shooting defendant’s attorney alerted DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe on Sept. Read more »

A non-fatal shooting defendant’s mental competency exam was rescheduled for a later date in front of DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz on Aug. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz ordered a shooting defendant receive additional examination of his mental competence based on a report from the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), on July 16.  Kevin Harrison, 23, is charged with unlawful discharge of a firearm and carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or place of business for his alleged involvement in a shooting incident on June 26, 2023, on the 2200 block of 10th Street, NW. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz delayed a trial in a shooting incident to grant additional time for mental evaluations for one of two defendants, during a June 12 hearing.  Kevin Harrison, 23, and Christopher Hinton, 18, are charged with carrying a pistol without a license outside home or place of business and unlawful discharge of a firearm for their alleged involvement in an incident where shots were fired near Howard University Hospital on June 26, 2023 at the 2200 block of 10th Street, NW.  According to court documents, Hinton and Harrison were stopped by officers and patted down in which allegedly yielded a concealed firearm on Hinton. Read more »

In a mental observation hearing on June 5, DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz addressed a defendant who was deemed incompetent to stand trial based on an evaluation from the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH). Read more »

Two co-defendants have been offered a plea deal following a shooting near Howard University Hospital.   Kevin Harrison, 22, and Christopher Hinton, 19, have been arraigned on charges of carrying a pistol without a license, unlawful discharge of a firearm, possession of an unregistered firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition and possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device. Read more »

A DC Superior Court Judge scheduled a status hearing for a murder defendant.  Paul Daniel, 41, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, possessing a firearm during a crime of violence and unlawful possession of a firearm in the shooting of 59-year-old Kevin Harrison on Jan. Read more »

The prosecution in a murder case placed a plea offer on the record. 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 »