Four witnesses testified during the second day of a murder trial at the DC Superior Court. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge swore in 14 jurors for a murder trial and parties gave their opening statements. Read more »

The defense attorney in a murder case asked for more time to go over a plea offer. Read more »

After being arraigned on six counts, a murder defendant was appointed a new attorney due to reported conflict between him and his former lawyer. Read more »

A new defense attorney took on a 2019 homicide case on April 26.  Andre Smith, 33, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 23-year-old Delwaun Lyons on the 3000 block of 30th Street, SE, on July 20, 2019.  Defense attorney Anthony Matthews was recently assigned to Smith’s case, replacing the previous attorney, Ieshaah Murphy. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge scheduled another trial readiness hearing to allow parties time to determine if it would be feasible to hold a jury trial this coming July for a re-opened homicide case. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge continued a trial readiness hearing for a re-opened murder case. Read more »

During initial hearings on Feb. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge ruled that a homicide case had enough evidence to move to trial.  Jerome Alexander is charged with first-degree murder while armed - felony murder (attempted robbery). Read more »

Amid the backlog created by a suspension of jury trials in the DC Superior Court due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a judge scheduled hearings for seven murder defendants.   During the Nov. Read more »

A DC Superior court judge continued a Nov. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge presided over three pretrial and probation show cause hearings on Oct. Read more »

During a hearing for a manslaughter defendant, attorneys told a judge that they were engaging in discussions for a plea deal.  Tyrone Hector, 52, is charged with the involuntary manslaughter of Derrick Benson on Aug. Read more »

On Aug 3, DC Superior Court Judge John Campbell continued a hearing to Sept. Read more »

On June 15, a defense attorney requested another court date, saying that he had logistical problems communicating with his client. Read more »