A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a trial date for two murder defendants who claim they acted in self-defense. Read more »

During a hearing March 4, a judge denied a defense attorney's motion to separate two murder defendants.  Co-defendants Nyekemia Everett and Malik Hewitt are charged with first-degree murder while armed, among other offenses, for their alleged involvement in the shooting of 37-year-old Christopher Heard on the 2300 block of Ainger Place, SE in 2017. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge set the next court date for a defendant accused of killing a 25-year-old man. Read more »

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A judge said prosecutors didn't provide enough evidence to justify testing evidence for the defendant's DNA. Read more »

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A judge sentenced a murder defendant Jan. Read more »

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Minutes before a man was scheduled to be sentenced for causing the death of a passenger in his car, a District of Columbia Superior Court judge granted a continuance. Read more »

During a status hearing, a District of Columbia Superior Court judge deemed a murder defendant competent to stand trial.  Malik Hewitt, along with his codefendant Nyekemia Everett, are charged with first-degree murder while armed, among other charges, for their alleged involvement in the shooting death of 37-year-old Christopher Heard on the 2300 block of Ainger Place, SE in 2017. According to court documents, Everett, 33, and Hewitt, 38, allegedly planned to rob Heard but shot him during the process. Read more »