A DC Superior Court judge ordered another examination to determine if a homicide defendant is competent to stand trial after the results of his first examination were inconclusive. Derrick Kearney,…
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A DC Superior Court judge continued a June 10 mental observation hearing for a homicide case after the defense attorneys said they wish to challenge the Department of Behavioral Health’s…
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A defendant charged in connection with a homicide from last summer pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. In the early hours of July 12, 2020, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers responded…
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After learning that a petition for civil commitment has been filed, a DC Superior Court judge decided that a murder defendant who has been found unlikely to become competent to…
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A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a former youth facility employee for sexually abusing a minor. Jamarl Glen, 34, pleaded guilty to second-degree sexual abuse of a minor for a…
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April 14 marked the third day of a hearing to determine if a triple homicide case has enough evidence to go to trial. Co-defendants Jibri Qayyum, 44, and Dale Benjamin,…
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April 13 marked the second day of a hearing to determine if a triple homicide case has enough evidence to go to trial. Co-defendants Dale Benjamin, 33, and Jibri Qayyum,…
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A DC Superior Court judge scheduled another status hearing to allow time for a homicide defendant to undergo competency evaluations. Matthew Walker is charged with first-degree murder while armed in…
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A DC Superior Court judge continued a March 16 hearing in a post-conviction sex abuse case, so parties could decide on the best time frame for sentencing and if it should…
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On March 5, a sex abuse defendant entered a guilty plea. The offense occurred on Dec. 29, 2019, when a 32-year-old employee of a youth facility sexually abused a 16…
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A DC Superior Court judge continued a status conference in a homicide case. Andre Dubose, 37, is charged with first-degree murder while armed with a wooden object for allegedly killing…
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Feb. 19 marked the first day of a hearing to determine if a murder case has enough evidence to go to trial. A DC Superior Court judge continued it due…
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