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Attorneys debated if the defendant in a 2019 sex abuse case is competent to stand trial. Prosecutors have accused the defendant in this case of sexually assaulting two women while…
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A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant for stabbing a former marine to death in downtown Washington. During the early hours of May 23, 2018, Kavonte Richardson stabbed 26-year-old…
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As the DC Jail re-opens for contact visitation, detained defendants like 37-year-old Travis Russell can potentially gain more access to their legal counsel as they fight their cases. Russell allegedly…
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Parties debated how to assess a convicted child sex abuse defendant’s risk for recidivism during a sentencing hearing. “I just want to say that I am sorry for everything that…
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Jordan Smith was charged with murder in November 2017 and held at DC Jail until a judge agreed to release him in 2019. Now, as numerous detained defendants wait to…
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On July 19, 2015, two men were intoxicated and street racing at more than 100 MPH down 16th Street, NW. One of the drivers was 34-year-old Rasheed Murray. He lost control…
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The Public Defender Service (PDS) for the District of Columbia released a memo calling for the release of all persons incarcerated at the DC Jail in the wake of the…
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A murder defendant’s attorney sought his client’s release into a halfway house. The defendant, Travis Russell, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing 44-year-old Michael Hooker on…
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A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant to 15 years for first-degree sexual abuse. Last year, Theodore Tinsley pleaded guilty to the charge for breaking into a woman’s home…
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Editor’s note: The case against Kenneil Cole was dismissed on Feb. 1, 2023. A DC Superior Court judge removed a murder defendant from the High Intensity Supervision Program (HISP). Kenneil…
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A DC Superior Court judge denied the prosecution’s request to use their preferred private laboratory to test evidence in a homicide case. Robert Green is charged with first-degree murder while…
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The defense attorney in a murder case asked a DC Superior Court judge to hold off on scheduling trial dates so he can have more time to prepare a defense…
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