Fatal Stabbing Case Goes to Trial in June
During a status hearing Jan. 28, counsel said they were ready for a case to be retried. Leonard Smith, 32, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbed…
+ Read MoreDuring a status hearing Jan. 28, counsel said they were ready for a case to be retried. Leonard Smith, 32, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbed…
+ Read MoreA defense attorney requested extended time to file a notice of defense, Jan. 8. Hilman Jordan, also known as Bobby Jordan, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly…
+ Read MoreA mistrial was declared after a weeklong murder trial for a defendant who was accused of killing a friend. Leonard Smith, 33 is charged with second-degree murder for allegedly stabbing Leonte Butler,…
+ Read MoreA murder defendant entered a plea of not guilty to his second murder charge after being found not guilty in 1998. Hillman Ray Jordan,45, who is also known as Bobby…
+ Read MoreDuring closing arguments of a trial, the defense said the investigation of a murder defendant was based on “hunches” Leonard Smith, 33 is charged with second-degree murder for allegedly stabbing Leonte Butler,…
+ Read MoreA defense witness said she heard the only eyewitness to a crime tell the victim to “drink his last drink,” before he died. Leonard Smith, 33 is charged with second-degree murder…
+ Read MoreDuring trial Nov. 19, a crime scene technician testified that a search of a murder defendant’s house was not conducted by him. Leonard Smith, 33 is charged with second-degree murder for…
+ Read MoreDuring a jury trial Nov. 18, the only eyewitness to a stabbing claimed that a murder defendant was the perpetrator and not him. Leonard Smith is charged with second-degree murder for…
+ Read MoreA murder defendant rejected a plea deal, opting to go to trial. Malik Holston, 17, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged role in the shooting of…
+ Read MoreAn analyst confirmed that there was no blood on the suspected murder weapon during a trial on Nov. 14. Leonard Smith is charged with second-degree murder for allegedly stabbing Leonte Butler, 26,…
+ Read MoreDuring a court proceeding the day before trial, a DC Superior Court judge denied a motion for a defendant to admit guilt because he missed weekly drug screenings. Leonard Smith,…
+ Read MoreDuring a trial readiness hearing a DC Superior Court judge decided to delay the jury selection process by one day in order to rule on pre-trial motions. Leonard Smith, 33 is…
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