Judge Denies Defense’s Motion for Acquittal
During a status hearing, a District of Columbia Superior Court judge denied the defense’s motion for an acquittal. Instead, the judge scheduled a convicted murderer to be sentenced next year….
+ Read MoreDuring a status hearing, a District of Columbia Superior Court judge denied the defense’s motion for an acquittal. Instead, the judge scheduled a convicted murderer to be sentenced next year….
+ Read MoreDuring a preliminary hearing Dec. 19, a D.C. Superior Court judge found probable cause that a 22-year-old man was involved in a September homicide. Rickie Collier is charged with second-degree…
+ Read MoreDuring a motions hearing, a District of Columbia Superior Court judge granted an exception in a murder defendant’s conditions of release so that he could attend work. Carlos Galvez Pleitez…
+ Read MoreHarry Herbert and Shakim Lyons pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and unlawful possession of a firearm, respectively, for their role in the death of 23-year-old Dwayne Gene Dillard on the…
+ Read MoreOn Nov. 13, nearly an hour after opening arguments for a murder trial were scheduled to begin, a DC Superior Court judge notified the jury that a trial wouldn’t begin…
+ Read MoreA DC Superior Court judge denied Oct. 30 severance motions to separate three murder defendants. Shakim Lyons, Harry Herbert, and James Coffield are charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly…
+ Read MoreA DC Superior Court judge found substantial probability Sept. 4 that a defendant was involved in the murder of a man he was sexually involved with. Jerome Wilson is charged…
+ Read MoreDuring a mental observation hearing Aug. 14, a DC Superior Court judge found a murder defendant competent to stand trial. Juan Kibler is charged with second-degree murder while armed for…
+ Read MorePending the resolution of his previous co-defendant’s mistrial, Traveous Brown’s court proceedings would be pushed back.
+ Read MoreAfter being found not guilty of murder by a jury and impressing a judge with his participation in a job training program, Demetrius Brandon was taken off the High Intensity Supervision Program.
+ Read MoreAfter pleading guilty and then changing his plea to not guilty and back again, David Bright was sentenced to 33 years in prison.
+ Read MoreTraveous Brown, in testimony for Paul Swann’s murder trial, may have violated his plea agreement for a 2016 homicide.
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