On Jan. 29, DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld denied a juvenile’s request for release as he awaits further proceedings due to his previously being sentenced for “two very serious…
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While judges expressed their concerns about the troubling rise of crime in the city, and the city council tried to come up with solutions, 2023 turned out to be a…
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On Dec. 4, a juvenile charged in connection to the fatal stabbing of another juvenile accepted a plea offer extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld. The…
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On Nov. 20, DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld released a juvenile suspect to stay at home based on recommendations from officials at a psychiatric hospital where the boy has…
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On Nov. 13. a non-fatal shooting defendant waived his rights to independently test DNA evidence recovered from a crime scene. Isaiah Smith, 27, is charged with aggravated assault while armed,…
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On Nov. 6, following a forensic evaluation by doctors at the court’s Urgent Care Clinic, DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld ordered a juvenile be detained at a psychiatric hospital…
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On Nov. 1, DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld granted motions filed by parties in connection to a homicide that involved a juvenile victim and defendant. The defendant, a 16-year-old…
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This case was acquitted on Dec. 1, 2023. On August 7, Saphire Johnson rejected a plea offer in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld. Johnson, 23, is…
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On June 15, prosecutors moved to dismiss Tavon Shaw’s non-fatal shooting case due to a plea agreement in another incident. Shaw, 25, was charged with one count of carrying a…
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On June 7, DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld accepted a not guilty plea from a defendant in a 2022 non-fatal shooting case. Vincent Williams, 32, is charged with assault…
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In a May 31 hearing, prosecutors and defense attorneys presented different views about how an argument escalated into a shooting. Davida Johnson, 25, is accused of assault with a dangerous…
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Diandre Caesar, 29, was arraigned on gun charges in a May 26 hearing for allegedly assaulting an individual following an altercation. Caesar entered a not guilty plea for three counts…
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