Judge Denies Motion for Release in Homicide Case
DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun ruled that because of the severity of the charges, and the volume of evidence in the prosecution’s favor, he could not grant a murder…
+ Read MoreDC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun ruled that because of the severity of the charges, and the volume of evidence in the prosecution’s favor, he could not grant a murder…
+ Read MoreDC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt scheduled a status hearing for mid-September to give defense attorneys time to discuss the prosecution’s plea offer with their clients. Rashaad Winston, 26 and…
+ Read MoreA defendant accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend’s partner was unable to appear in court for a Aug. 17 motion hearing due to being in COVID-19 quarantine. Christian Johnson, 31, is…
+ Read MoreA DC Superior Court judge denied a request to release a 60-year-old murder defendant with a lengthy criminal history. Kenneth Stewart is accused of stabbing 54-year-old Connecticut man Courtney Jones…
+ Read MoreThirteen years after a man was killed in what is suspected to have been a robbery gone wrong, attorneys are divided over a key detail of the homicide- where it…
+ Read MoreProsecutors are keeping a plea deal for two murder co-defendants on the table until the next status hearing in January. In the meantime, the defendants’ lawyers are seeking their clients’…
+ Read MoreA defendant charged with first-degree child sex abuse retained private counsel during a hearing. According to court documents, the 36-year-old defendant is accused of sexually abusing a young girl, to…
+ Read MoreA DC Superior Court judge relaxed a domestic violence defendant’s release conditions. The defendant is charged with first-degree sexual abuse. During the Sept. 17 hearing, defense attorney Dominique Winters said…
+ Read MoreTwo murder defendants have been indicted on eight charges. On the afternoon of April 29, 2020, Metropolitan Police Department officers found Devonte Speight 1800 block of Maryland Avenue, NE, suffering…
+ Read MoreA DC Superior Court judge scheduled a hearing to determine if the case against a defendant charged with first-degree sexual abuse has enough evidence to go to trial. The 31-year-old…
+ Read MoreA DC Superior Court judge ruled that there is enough evidence to bring a homicide case to trial. Kenneth Stewart, 59, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly…
+ Read MoreA DC Superior Court judge gave defense counsel more time to obtain an independent forensic exam for a murder defendant who is facing new charges after allegedly escaping from St….
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