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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt rescheduled the sentencing in a case involving the sexual assault of a minor.  Jerry Barton pleaded guilty on March 8 to one count of second-degree sexual abuse of a minor.  The sentencing was set to occur on Aug. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo scheduled a second trial readiness hearing after delays with finalizing evidence.  Leonard Smith, 36, is charged with first-degree murder while armed with a knife and carrying a dangerous weapon for allegedly stabbing 25-year-old Leonte Butler to death on March 11, 2017. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan found probable cause for second-degree murder defendant in connection to a 2021 shooting but denied the prosecution’s request to find probable cause for first-degree murder. Read more »

A defense attorney discussed his plans for testing DNA evidence in a homicide trial set to begin in April of 2023.  On Feb. Read more »

A defendant pleaded guilty to stabbing a man to death after a car chase. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge denied a request to release a child sex abuse defendant, citing the strength of the evidence against him.  The defendant is accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl. Read more »

Parties in a murder case are preparing to go to trial for a second time after the defendant’s convictions were reversed due to issues with the exclusion of Black jurors. Read more »

After seven days of trial proceedings, a jury convicted Robert Dean of second-degree murder while armed for stabbing a woman with a screwdriver. Read more »

Parties presented their closing arguments in a first-degree murder trial. Read more »

One witness testified during the third day of a murder trial at the DC Superior Court.  Robert Dean, 63, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing 38-year-old Tamiya White with a screwdriver on March 31, 2018. Read more »

Four witnesses testified during the third day of a murder trial. Read more »