A DC Superior Court judge found that a murder defendent was not competent at a Feb. Read more »

During what would have been the first day of a murder trial, a DC Superior Court judge ruled to dismiss the case without prejudice due to the prosecution’s failure to hand over evidence.  Keith Archie, 39, is charged with second-degree murder while armed and tampering with evidence for allegedly stabbing Demond Marcel Rush on the 3600 block of 22nd Street, SE in 2017.  More than 1,000 pages of documents of evidence in the case were made available to the prosecution two weeks ago, but counsel failed to turn the documents over to the defense until the night before trial. It is not clear what the documents contained. Read more »

A judge decided Feb. Read more »

During the continuation of a motion hearing on Feb. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge allowed the prosecution to present evidence would provide detail to interactions a murder defendant's had before a man was stabbed. Read more »

Instead of selecting a jury Jan. Read more »

A judge denied Jan. Read more »

During a mental observation hearing Jan. Read more »

During a trial readiness hearing Jan. Read more »

During a felony status conference Jan. Read more »

During a status hearing Jan. Read more »

During a felony status conference on Jan. Read more »

Questions over a murder defendant's competency to stand trial caused a DC Superior Court judge to continue a preliminary hearing on Jan. Read more »

Editor's note: The case against Kenneil Cole was dismissed on Feb. Read more »

Parties debated logistics for flagging a murder defendant's jail calls before DC Superior Court Judge Neil Kravitz on July 7 in preparation for trial. Read more »