As the DC Superior Court continues to face the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on operations, many homicide defendants await jury trials from DC Jail, where data shows some of them have…
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A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a murder case to go before a jury. Malik Hewitt, 40, and Nyekemia Everett, 35, are charged with first-degree murder while armed in the…
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The prosecution in a murder case asked a DC Superior Court judge to continue a Jan. 26 hearing to adress the current status of the defendant withdrawing his guilty plea….
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A trial readiness hearing has been scheduled for two defendants in a murder case after a judge declared a mistrial as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nyekemia Everett and…
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A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant, who a jury convicted last February, in connection with a shooting in Southeast, DC. “The only thing I want is justice, no…
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On Dec. 10, a DC Superior Court judge discharged a show cause hearing in a child sex abuse case. The defendant was charged with a felony for first-degree child sex…
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A DC Superior Court judge scheduled hearings in three murder cases on Dec. 2. Judge Ronna Beck scheduled another hearing for Romiel Hightower for April. 27. Hightower, 30, is charged…
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A DC Superior Court judge denied a request to take a sex abuse defendant who is receiving medical treatment in Virginia off of home confinement. The defendant is charged with…
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On Sept. 9, a DC Superior Court judge denied a defense attorney’s motion to have his client taken off home confinement and GPS monitoring. The defendant is charged with assault…
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A defendant who was indicted on seven charges in April pleased guilty to one of the charges and two additional charges the prosecution added on April 21. A grand jury…
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Instead of continuing a jury trial for murder case that occurred nearly five months ago, a DC Superior Court judge decided to conduct a new trial for the defendants. Nyekemia…
+ Read MoreA DC Superior Court judge denied the release of a defendant facing a gun possession charge. Instead, the judge scheduled a hearing to determine if there is enough evidence in…
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