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Parties debated how to assess a convicted child sex abuse defendant’s risk for recidivism during a sentencing hearing. “I just want to say that I am sorry for everything that…
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Jordan Smith was charged with murder in November 2017 and held at DC Jail until a judge agreed to release him in 2019. Now, as numerous detained defendants wait to…
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On July 19, 2015, two men were intoxicated and street racing at more than 100 MPH down 16th Street, NW. One of the drivers was 34-year-old Rasheed Murray. He lost control…
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The Public Defender Service (PDS) for the District of Columbia released a memo calling for the release of all persons incarcerated at the DC Jail in the wake of the…
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A murder defendant’s attorney sought his client’s release into a halfway house. The defendant, Travis Russell, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing 44-year-old Michael Hooker on…
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A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant to 15 years for first-degree sexual abuse. Last year, Theodore Tinsley pleaded guilty to the charge for breaking into a woman’s home…
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Editor’s note: The case against Kenneil Cole was dismissed on Feb. 1, 2023. A DC Superior Court judge removed a murder defendant from the High Intensity Supervision Program (HISP). Kenneil…
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The defense attorney in a murder case asked a DC Superior Court judge to hold off on scheduling trial dates so he can have more time to prepare a defense…
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On Nov. 24, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled status hearings for two murder cases. Jahamar Thaxter and Raymond Avent are charged with first-degree murder while armed in their respective…
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On Nov. 6, a DC Superior Court judge determined there was enough evidence for a homicide case to go to trial. Stanley Brown, 28, is charged with first-degree murder while…
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A DC Superior Court judge presided over ten pretrial show cause hearings on Sept. 29. Judge Gerald Fisher withdrew a show cause hearing for a murder defendant. Tristian Cole is…
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In the wake of COVID-19, several inmates have filed motions for release. According to Leah Gurowitz, director of media and public relations at DC Superior Court and DC Court of…
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