Victim’s Family Walks Out During Sentencing
On Dec. 12, a victim’s family walked out of court as a DC Superior Court judge was handing down sentences to two murder defendants. Robert Washington and Derrick Hart plead…
+ Read MoreOn Dec. 12, a victim’s family walked out of court as a DC Superior Court judge was handing down sentences to two murder defendants. Robert Washington and Derrick Hart plead…
+ Read MoreAfter being held in jail for a year and a half, a murder defendant was found not guilty of murdering a two-year-old boy. James Embre was cleared of felony murder,…
+ Read MoreDuring closing arguments for a murder trial, a defense attorney called a victim’s six-year-old sister a “pathological liar.” James Embre is charged with felony murder, first-degree cruelty to children and second-degree…
+ Read MoreA forensic pathologist said that a six-year-old jumping on her baby brother could have fatally injured him. James Embre is charged with felony murder, first-degree cruelty to children and second-degree cruelty…
+ Read MoreDuring trial Sept. 24, a mother said there wasn’t enough time for her daughter to kill her son. However, phone records revealed there was more than enough time. James Embre…
+ Read MoreDuring a status hearing Aug. 28, a judge decided to allow the testimony of a seven year-old witness. James Embre, 26, is charged with felony murder, first-degree cruelty to children and…
+ Read MoreDuring a status hearing Aug. 22, defense counsel requested that a testimony of a child witness be precluded from upcoming proceedings. James Embre, 26, is charged with felony murder, first-degree cruelty…
+ Read MoreOn June 7, a DC Superior Court judge sentenced a murder defendant to 15 years in prison for second-degree murder while armed, in addition to four other charges. Allen Culver,…
+ Read MoreOn Dec. 3, a D.C. Superior Court judge granted an independent competency evaluation for a murder defendant who was previously deemed competent to go to trial. Malik Hewitt and Nyekemia…
+ Read MoreAfter considering several factors, including a fatal shooting during the daylight hours and an active dispute between young men in differing neighborhoods, a superior court judge found both defendants charged…
+ Read MoreJudge Judith Bartnoff sentenced Wandell Roy to 27 years in prison for fatally shooting Victor Williams while he was walking his two dogs on the Anacostia River Trail in July…
+ Read MoreOn Feb. 24, a judge denied bond to a first-degree murder defendant as a recent video shows him jumping over a table and stabbing another inmate while in D.C. Jail. …
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