In the sentencing of convicted triple homicide defendant Rakeem Willis, DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan sentenced him to 125 years in prison.  Willis, 38, was convicted of killing 26-year-old Javon Abney, 26-year-old Sean Shuler, and 24-year-old Tyrik Hagood on Jan. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun continued a sentencing hearing, so the defendant could review the paperwork regarding the sentencing to effectively represent himself. Read more »

 A defendant refused to transfer to a prison in close to the DC area over safety concerns. Read more »

A murder defendant appeared before D.C. Read more »

A murder defendant’s trial was scheduled for the summer of 2023, almost two years after the incident.  During a Nov. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan granted a motion for a co-defendant’s acquittal during a triple homicide trial. Read more »

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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun found a defendant guilty of assault with intent to commit first-degree sex abuse, burglary and kidnapping after the prosecution presented self-incriminating jail calls in a non-jury trial on Oct. Read more »

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A defendant held since August of 2019 was sentenced in two cases. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge decided to hold a defendant charged with the murder of an 11 year-old boy.  Marcel Gordon and his three co-defendants are charged with second-degree murder while armed in the death of Davon McNeal. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge found that a case for four co-defendants charged with the murder of an 11-year-old boy has enough evidence to go to trial, but with lesser charges than those originally filed.   The Oct. Read more »

During a status hearing on Oct, 22  a defense attorney withdrew herself from a murder case.  Marquette Jordan was arrested on April 30, 2018, for allegedly stabbing 58-year-old Ivan Lynch on the 900 block of 5th Street, SE. Read more »

In a case where three men were shot to death, a suspect has been identified and was ordered held without bail on June 12. Read more »