A planned furlough that would have sidelined attorneys working for the Public Defender Service (PDS) has been canceled but is not off the table, according to sources at the agency that represents indigent defendants. Read more »

Attorneys for both sides asked DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun to penalize opposing counsel for their actions during a motions hearing in a fatal shooting case on July 19. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo sentenced a homicide defendant to 20 years' incarceration on July 19 for gunning down a bike rider. Read more »

In response to discovery of evidence motions made by the defense in a homicide case, the prosecution argued before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun during a July 2 hearing that the defense attorney had a conflict of interest with a prosecution witness. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted a defendant’s request to postpone his trial on July 2 due to an acute shortage of available attorneys from the DC Public Defender Service (PDS). Read more »

Defense attorney Madalyn Harvey asked DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan to delay Antoine Turner's trial so Harvey can review thousands of videos and tens of thousands of pages of evidence at a hearing on July 1. Read more »

A homicide defendant pleaded not guilty before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein, during a May 31 hearing.  Reginald Jones, 66, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing of his romantic partner, Regina Morris, 52. Read more »

The impact of an upcoming furlough in the DC Public Defender's office weighed heavily during a hearing for a murder defendant before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on May 23. Read more »

The impact of an upcoming furlough in the DC Public Defender's office weighed heavily during a hearing for a murder defendant before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on May 23. Read more »

Accused of killing a senior citizen and injuring a minor while fleeing police, Benjamin Robertson pleaded not guilty before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan during his arraignment on April 29. Read more »

On March 15, a homicide defendant’s attorney argued that her client should be released, alleging that the prosecution withheld exculpatory evidence for years, in a pretrial detention hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Read more »

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