The prosecutor admitted she did not interview several potential eyewitnesses to a homicide during a Sept. 29 status hearing. DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt ordered that she give the…
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DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee denied the defense’s request to release a homicide defendant charged in connection to a 2010 shooting. Kavon Young, 31, is charged with first-degree murder…
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A defense attorney is seeking a murder defendant’s release from DC Jail, citing the facility’s conditions of confinement and the changing circumstances surrounding the case. Wesley Scott, 21, is charged…
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DNA evidence in a murder case is now ”first in line” to be tested, according to a prosecutor. The case in question stems from the deadly shooting of 66-year-old John Pernell…
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A murder defendant’s attorney raised issues with redacted transcripts during the case’s most recent hearing. Demetrius Void is accused of shooting 24-year-old Anthony Daniel Lawson to death on Sept. 25,…
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A defendant was sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing his girlfriend. Back in June, Steven Robinson pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed for shooting his girlfriend, 28-year-old…
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A DC Superior Court judge postponed a sentencing for a murder defendant after hearing from the victim’s family. Steven Robinson is convicted of second-degree murder while armed in the shooting…
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The defense counsel in a murder case is requesting additional discovery before deciding whether to move to trial. Demetrious Void, 34, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the…
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The prosecution in a murder case said they have been unable to get in touch with a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detective. Melvin Simmons, 27, is charged with first-degree murder…
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Parties in a 2019 homicide case discussed DNA testing during an Oct. 5 hearing. Barbara Sanders, 56, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing 59-year-old Thurman Lee…
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A DC Superior Court judge continued a Sept. 30 hearing for a murder case. Wesley Scott, 21, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 28-year-old David Young…
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A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a defendant charged in connection with a 2008 homicide to be sentenced in October. In 2015, Joshua Massaquoi was charged with first-degree murder while…
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