As the DC Superior Court continues to face the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on operations, many homicide defendants await jury trials from DC Jail, where data shows some of them have…
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The prosecution in a murder case asked a DC Superior Court judge to continue a Jan. 26 hearing to adress the current status of the defendant withdrawing his guilty plea….
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A trial readiness hearing has been scheduled for two defendants in a murder case after a judge declared a mistrial as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nyekemia Everett and…
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A DC Superior Court judge denied a request to take a sex abuse defendant who is receiving medical treatment in Virginia off of home confinement. The defendant is charged with…
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A murder defendant who is charged in another case refused to attend his arraignment on June 1. Cinquan Cartledge is charged with simple assault for throwing a “brownish liquid” at…
+ Read MoreA man convicted of murder, who is also suing the DC Jail, was denied his release for the third time. Edward Banks pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for the death of…
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On April 17, a judge denied the release of a defendant that was in a fight on a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority train. Marcus Proctor, 30, pleaded guilty to…
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A DC judge denied a murder defendant’s second request for release. He will await his sentencing date in jail, which isn’t scheduled until June. Edward Banks pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter…
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Cases for eight defendants being charged with felonies were heard at the DC Superior Courthouse April 13. All of the cases were on motions for release because of the COVID-19…
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A DC Superior Court judge ordered a 24-hour detained mental exam for a robbery defendant instead of releasing him. Kenneth Phillips is charged robbery for allegedly taking a $20 bill…
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A murder defendant, who is also a party in a lawsuit against the DC Department of Corrections (DC DOC), was denied release on April 13 in response to an emergency…
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A murder defendant’s ex-girlfriend admitted that she helped a murder defendant relay a message to a key witness via Instagram. Nyekemia Everett and Malik Hewitt are charged with first-degree murder while armed, conspiracy,…
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