DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman vacated a trial slated to begin July 28 to make time for the defense to run forensic tests on item evidence, during a hearing on July 2. Read more »

A defendant’s mental competence is still in question after a specialist from St. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz denied a severance request from one of two defendants charged in a 2021 mass shooting that left one man dead and three others injured outside a convenience store in Southeast DC, during a hearing on June 6.  Aaron Adgerson, 21, and Terrance Oxner, 26, are charged with conspiracy, two counts of first-degree murder premeditated while armed, aggravated assault knowingly while armed, three counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, and two counts of assault with significant bodily injury while armed. Read more »

A homicide defendant accepted a plea deal extended by the prosecution before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on April 7. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson ruled on April 4 that the prosecution established probable cause to send Quateze Moore's case to a grand jury. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan found probable cause that a defendant was the perpetrator in a fatal shooting during a hearing on March 31.  Andre Chillous, 18 is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly fatally shooting 14-year-old David Bailey at the Lamond Recreational Center on the unit block of Tuckerman Street, NE. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park delayed a preliminary hearing on March 28 to consider correcting or reducing a sentence in a homicide case with a pending plea deal. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz denied a motion for a trial continuance in a co-defendant murder case on March 21. Read more »

A Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detective outlined the injuries sustained by a homicide victim in front of DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on March 13.  Quateze Moore, 46, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of Martinez Robinson, 25, on August 23, 2024, on the 1300 block of Girard Street, NW. Read more »

A homicide co-defendant asked DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz to sever his case from his brother’s on March 14.  Juvan Alston, 23, and Davon Alston, 22, are charged with conspiracy, first-degree premeditated murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and carrying a pistol without a license. Read more »

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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun granted a shooting defendant’s request to postpone a preliminary hearing based on disputed evidence in a hearing on Sept. Read more »

A homicide defendant’s motion to delay his trial and allow the defense further time to review evidence was granted by DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Aug. Read more »

A homicide defendant’s attorney alerted the court of her intent to file notice for an insanity defense before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo on Aug. Read more »

Prosecutors alerted DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun about a possible conflict of interest issue facing a homicide defendant’s attorney in an Aug. Read more »