A DC Superior Court judge continued a murder defendant’s bond review hearing until May 13 to give defense counsel time to review medical records. Chad Everette Hawthorne is charged with first-degree…
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A DC Superior Court judge continued a hearing May 4 to allow a defendant to get the neccessary testing in order to enter a treatment facility. Raekwon Sutton is serving…
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Judges presided over 333 cases at the DC Superior Courthouse between April 1 and April 30. Most of the defendants in the cases filed emergency motions for release because of…
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A DC Superior Court judge modified April 29 a stay away order for a defendant who was already released. Robert Perry is charged with violating a criminal protective order. Judge…
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DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe delayed jury selection for Anthrone Cabos‘ non-fatal shooting trial by one day on Aug. 30 so parties can finish questioning the lead detective in…
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DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe questioned prosecutors on the fairness of Riley Benjamin‘s plea deal on Aug. 30 before sentencing him to 15 years in prison for two shootings…
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DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe sentenced Scotland Alston to 15 years in prison on Aug. 30 for shooting a woman in the chest, legs and buttocks during an argument…
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The parties in a homicide trial questioned witnesses about the accuracy and completeness of key evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe on Aug. 5. Bernard Matthews, 45, is…
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The prosecutor in a homicide case told DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe on Aug. 5 that he no longer plans to present evidence connecting the incident to a neighborhood…
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Defense attorney Kevin Mosley argued in a motion filed on May 30 that his client, Jelani Cousin, could be released from jail to stay with his mother pending trial without…
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Even though Aaron Jackson‘s alleged fatal stabbing of Damohn Gill was captured on surveillance video, the prosecution and defense offered contradictory explanations of what the jury saw take place before…
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“I know my son wouldn’t hate you because I know his heart,” Antwon Duncan‘s mother said to Diamante Butler in a victim impact statement. She made the remarks at Butler’s…
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