On Nov. 1, a non-fatal shooting defendant waived his right to a preliminary hearing in front of DC Superior Court Judge Renee Raymond. Brandon Sparrow, 31, is charged with assault…
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On June 5, prosecutors introduced four witnesses who offered different perspectives of a 2013 murder case. Victor Coley, 60, is charged with first-degree murder while armed premeditated, assault with intent…
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Five years after the murder of Jermaine Bowens and Elijah Henry, a trial date is finally scheduled for 2025. Twenty-three-year-old James Mayfield is charged with two counts of first-degree murder…
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During an Oct. 27 proceeding, multiple items recovered from the crime scene were presented to a jury in a co-defendant homicide trial. Jonathan Winston, 33, and Rakeem Willis, 31, are…
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A domestic violence defendant was sentenced to serve three years in prison for assaulting his girlfriend. During the sentencing hearing on April 22, DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan said…
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After being arrested for allegedly assaulting a family member, a domestic violence defendant appeared in court asking to be released. Defense attorney Sellano Simmons came into the Feb. 14 hearing with…
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A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a jury trial for a domestic violence defendant who is indicted on 12 counts. The defendant’s charges include assault with a dangerous weapon, unlawful…
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A DC Superior Court judge said he was “admittedly frustrated” after telling the prosecution they had violated the Jencks Act, which requires the prosecution to hand over reports made by…
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A DC Superior Court judge continued the second day of a preliminary hearing in a murder case after the defense said they did not receive evidence that the prosecution should…
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A DC Superior Court judge ordered a competency exam for a defendant’s murder case as well as the one he picked up after allegedly escaping St. Elizabeths Hospital, DC’s psychiatric…
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A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a murder defendant who has been held at DC Jail since his arrest in December 2016 to go before a jury in July 2023….
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A DC Superior Court judge granted a defense attorney’s request to continue a mental observation hearing, so he could have more time to review two motions his client recently filed…
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