The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch has arrested and charged 37-year-old Anthony Green with first degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in a homicide that occurred on July 30 on the 2300 block of 13th Place, NE.  According to MPD documents, officers responded to the scene after shooting reports. Read more »

A man arrested for allegedly shooting Antwain Henderson to death in 2011 was released to a halfway house after being held with no bond for more than five years. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman released a homicide defendant awaiting retrial, so he could be detained in Montgomery County, Maryland during a hearing on June 18.  Anthony Green, 39, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Terence Akindo on the 2300 block of 13th Place, NE on July 30, 2023. Read more »

A witness who the defense claimed was motivated by self-interest testified he saw a suspected murderer shoot a victim in cold blood.   During hearings on May 13 and May 14, before DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman, the defense chipped away at the man’s credibility and challenged the truthfulness of his account.  Anthony Green, 39, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Terence Akindo on the 2300 block of 13th Place, NE on July 30, 2023. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman was at a loss to understand how a blue Honda that  belonged to a murder victim mysteriously disappeared from police custody.  The car that was ultimately junked could have contained a trove of exculpatory evidence, according to defense lawyers.  At times during the May 6 hearing the Judge labeled the behavior of Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers as “unbelievable” and “bizarre,” as well as showing “casualness.”  “The level of indifference goes beyond simple negligence,” said the judge, though he ruled out bad faith on the part of the police. Read more »

Defense attorney Sylvia Smith criticized police for entering the apartment where her client lived without a warrant, turning off a bodyworn camera inappropriately, and allowing evidence to be destroyed during a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman on May 5. Read more »

The admissibility of prosecution evidence was debated in a motions hearing for a shooting case before DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman on April 30. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman heard arguments on a motion about a defendant's Fourth Amendment rights against illegal seizure during a hearing for a fatal shooting case on April 22.   Anthony Green, 39, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Terence Akindo on the 2300 block of 13th Place, NE, on July 30, 2023. Read more »

The prosecution must provide the defense with all relevant evidence in a fatal shooting case before a jury trial commences before DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman. Read more »

A homicide defendant accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on Nov. Read more »

Sylvia Smith, the defense attorney for homicide defendant Anthony Green, argued heatedly with prosecutors over the date for Green's trial before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on Nov. Read more »

On July 8, the prosecution and defense rested after five days of a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein.  Vernon Parrish, 40, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, assault with a dangerous weapon, unlawful possession of a firearm, and two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. Read more »

A responding officer testified the victim identified his shooter moments before succumbing to his injuries before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein in a trial on July 2. Read more »

A homicide defendant was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan along the lines of terms discussed last month in a hearing on April 22. Read more »

On March 29, a homicide defendant waived his rights to independently test DNA evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein. Read more »