A DC Superior Court judge approved the defense attorney’s motion for a timeline in regard to filing prior to a motion hearing for a homicide case.  Jean Kearney is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 33-year-old Dontra Harris on April 5, 2021, on the 1800 block of 24th Street, NE. Read more »

 Defendant enters plea of not guilty in a double homicide case during an arraignment hearing on Jan. Read more »

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A DC Superior Court judge heard multiple motions ahead of a murder trial expected to include at least 90 government witnesses. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a hearing to determine if a double homicide case has enough evidence to go to trial. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge found a defendant charged in connection with a 2008 homicide competent to be sentenced.  In 2015, Joshua Massaquoi was initially charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection with the shooting of 21-year-old Michael Francis Taylor on June 22, 2008, on the 600 block of Farragut Street, NW. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge set a June 9 deadline for the prosecution in a homicide case to respond to the defense’s discovery request for forensic evidence.  Co-defendants Malik Hewitt and Nyekemia Everett are charged with first-degree murder while armed for their alleged roles in the shooting of 37-year-old Christopher Heard on the 2300 block of Ainger Place, SE, on April 27, 2017.  Last August, a judge declared a mistrial in the case before closing arguments began due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

The prosecution expects to call 90-95 witness during what is anticipated to be a nine to 10 week murder trial for two co-defendants. Read more »

A psychiatrist and psychologist hired by the Public Defender Service (PDS) testified about a murder defendant’s likelihood of becoming competent to stand trial during a Jan. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge gave a defendant a suspended sentence for attempted robbery.  Carina Powell entered a bank on the 3800 block of 12th Street, NE and handed the teller a note demanding $2,000 on Feb. Read more »

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A DC Superior Court judge found a defendant competent to stand trial, saying his random spouts of difficult behavior seem intentional. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge transferred a defendant to St. Read more »