On July 12, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein removed a stabbing defendant’s home confinement release condition, and implemented a curfew, following a 10-month period of compliance.   Abdul Mubarak, 29, is charged with assault with intent to kill while armed and aggravated assault knowingly for his alleged involvement in a stabbing that injured one on Aug. Read more »

Prosecutors in a murder case withdrew a plea offer, which was slated to expire on July 12, following the defendant’s third time refusing to appear in court before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein. Read more »

Parties met on June 21 before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein to request a curfew instead of home confinement in a co-defendant shooting. Read more »

The prosecution called two witnesses to a non-fatal shooting in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on June 21 who ultimately decided to release the defendant. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein denied a stabbing defendant’s request for release, after his re-arrest on a bench warrant due to his failure to appear, during a June 18 hearing. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein ruled that the prosecution’s evidence showed a defendant was the probable perpetrator in a homicide case, during a June 18 hearing. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein sentenced a defendant to seven-and-a-half years for his involvement in a homicide during a June 12 hearing. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein found probable cause in a murder case on June 11.  Emmanuel Lewis, 34, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Kwame Keith on the 1800 block of Fairlawn Avenue, SE, on Oct. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt put off a trial date for Willie Byrd on June 7 based on how it might be affected by an ongoing case regarding alleged racial bias in DC jury selection. Read more »

Editor's note: On May 30, a jury acquitted Devonte Brothers of all charges connected to the homicide of Deron Leake. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein agreed there was probable cause that 49-year-old Wali Shabazz was the perpetrator in a fatal stabbing.  Shabazz is charged with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing of 41-year-old Martin Gross Jr. Read more »

On April 9, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein found probable cause to bring co-defendants' homicide cases to trial.  Dallas McKinney, 19, and Charles Owens, 24, are charged with first-degree murder while armed for their alleged involvement in the death of 10-year-old Arianna Davis on the 3700 block of Hayes Street, NE, on May 14, 2023.  According to court documents, Davis was in a vehicle with her family as they drove past a shootout when a stray bullet struck her. Read more »

On April 9, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein denied release and refused to sever a murder suspect's case from his co-defendant’s. Read more »

In a contentious hearing on April 5, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein urged both sides in a complex constitutional case to work out their differences without making a ruling from the bench. Read more »

On April 5, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein granted a shooting defendant’s request for release to his family outside of DC. Read more »