Attorneys delivered opening statements in a mass shooting trial before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on Sept. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson appointed conflict counsel in a shooting case after the defendant wanted to withdraw his guilty plea at sentencing on Sept. Read more »

A homicide defendant pleaded not guilty to all charges during an arraignment before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on Aug. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson sentenced a shooting defendant, also guilty of a stabbing, to 96 months of imprisonment on Aug. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson sentenced a confessed murder defendant to 180 months, amounting to 15 years in prison, during a hearing on Aug. Read more »

A murder defendant pleaded not guilty during his arraignment before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on Aug. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson accepted a prosecutor’s motion to dismiss a homicide case on July 31, weeks after prosecution objected to the defense counsel’s dismissal request. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson declared a shooting defendant's case mistrial on July 29.  Demann Shelton, 32, is charged with three counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, seven counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction. Read more »

Defense attorneys objected to the prosecution's editing of surveillance video footage and their late disclosure of evidence during a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on July 17.   Demann Shelton, 32, is charged with three counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, seven counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson delayed co-defendants’ sentencings on July 11 for one of them to consider withdrawing his guilty plea. Read more »

A police methods were questioned in Metro shooting trial before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson in ongoing trial on July 14. Read more »

The trial in a non-fatal shooting near the Columbia Heights Metro Station continued with witnesses from both parties in DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson’s courtroom on July 16.  Demann Shelton, 32, is charged with three counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, seven counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction. Read more »

DNA profiling connects a defendant to a 2020 shooting with significant likelihood, according to DNA analysts and expert witnesses who testified before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson in an ongoing trial on July 10. Read more »

A Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detective was questioned about his handling of a crowd scene in the wake of a shooting in a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on July 9.  Demann Shelton, 32, is charged with three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, three counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, seven counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction. Read more »

An Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer testified about confusing a non-fatal shooting defendant for a person with the last same name in a motions hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on July 8.  Demann Shelton, 32, is charged with three counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, seven counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction. Read more »