“Today, you are going to take responsibility for what happened,” said DC Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs in imposing the maximum sentence allowed for a juvenile under DC law on Dec. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs imposed a second-degree murder conviction on two juvenile girls for their roles in the fatal stomping of Reggie Brown, a disabled 64-year-old man.  In her ruling from the bench on Nov. Read more »

During closing arguments in a trial of two-of-five juveniles accused of stomping an elderly, disabled man to death, the prosecutor said the crime was “a premeditated, deliberate attempt to end his life.” The group of co-defendants, girls aged 12-to-15 at the time of the attack, are charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy and assault with a dangerous weapon for their alleged involvement in the fatal beating of 64-year-old Reggie Brown.  The incident occurred late at night on Oct. Read more »

In a withering cross-examination defense attorney Charlotte Gilliland got a 15-year-old witness, who is also a murder defendant, to admit that her version of the crime was motivated by a desire to avoid punishment at the expense of her codefendants.   “The story that you told has changed,” Gilliland said accusingly to the witness before DC Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs in an Oct. Read more »

In a trial’s third month, prosecutors meticulously built their case against two of the five juveniles accused in a beating homicide by attempting to turn their own words against them. Read more »

A 15-year-old girl described her part in kicking and beating an elderly man to death in testimony before DC Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs on Oct. Read more »

A prosecutor told DC Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs on Sept. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs denied a juvenile’s motion to suppress statements made to the police in a non-custodial interview--that after her attorneys claimed she had been illegally detained and not read her Miranda Rights, during a hearing on Sept. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs told a juvenile’s attorney she is holding a motion to sever her murder case from four other girls in abeyance during an Aug. Read more »

Five juvenile girls accused of murder appeared in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs on July 26 in a courtroom crowded with US Marshals, probation officials and the suspects’ family members. Read more »

In a shocking display of courtroom violence, a 13-year-old girl suspected of murder engaged in a fist fight with US Marshals before officers were able to forcefully remove and subdue her.   The outburst occurred in a closed hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Dorsey Jones on July 19 to determine whether there was probable cause that the confrontational teen, along with four other juveniles aged 12-to-15-years-old, were part of a murder conspiracy.   As the struggle continued, the child’s cries could be heard coming from a secure holding area behind the courtroom and shortly after two other US Marshals ran in to back up their colleagues. Read more »

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of a 13-year-old girl and a 15-year-old female, who are charged with second-degree murder for their alleged involvement in the fatal beating of 64-year-old Reggie Brown. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs denied a juvenile’s request to be transferred to a shelter from the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) in a June 18 hearing for the defendant.  The juvenile, a 13-year-old girl, is one of three children, aged 12 and 13, charged with second-degree murder, assault, and conspiracy for their alleged involvement in the fatal beating of 64-year-old Reggie Brown on Oct. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs sided with prosecutors and ordered that a 13-year-old murder suspect should remain in the custody of the DC Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) agency until trial. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs set a murder trial date of June 24 for three girls, one 12-years-old and the other two, 13, in a May 8 hearing.  Meanwhile, the juveniles will remain in custody.  They’re charged with second-degree murder, assault and conspiracy in the fatal beating of 64-year-old Reggie Brown.  The incident occurred Oct. Read more »