The defense in a shooting case argued that surveilance evidence was destroyed by Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson in a July 2 hearing. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson imposed a partially suspended sentence for a shooting defendant on June 27. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson heard testimony from two Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers during a motions hearing in a shooting case on June 26. Read more »

The family of a homicide victim fiercely challenged the plea deal accepted by the defendant before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on June 20. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson delayed a homicide defendant’s sentencing after changing his mind about a guilty plea and as well as requesting new counsel on June 27. Read more »

A Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detective described how he collected surveillance evidence of a non-fatal shooting during a motion hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on June 20. Read more »

A defendant waived his right to independently test DNA evidence in front of DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on June 20. Read more »

A 2023 shooting defendant accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on June 13. Read more »

A jury in DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson’s courtroom acquitted a defendant of a shooting in a complex domestice dispute on May 2.  Tyshay Moore, 27, is charged with assault with intent to kill while armed, aggravated assault knowingly while armed, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, simple assault, and four counts of possession of a firearm during crime of violence for her alleged involvement in a shooting that injured one individual. Read more »

Two murder co-defendants pleaded not guilty to all indictment charges before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on May 2.  Eric Sheffield, 20, and D’Andre Montgomery, 19, are charged with conspiracy, first-degree murder while armed, felony murder with aggravating circumstances, assault with intent to kill while armed,  four counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, attempt to commit robbery while armed, unauthorized use of a vehicle during a crime of violence, and carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or place of business.  The charges stem from their alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Kenneth Barksdale Jr., on Dec. Read more »

Editor's Note: Tyshay Moore was acquitted of all charges by a jury on May 2, 2025. Read more »

Editor's Note: Tyshay Moore was acquitted of all charges by a jury on May 2, 2025. Read more »

Editor's Note: Tyshay Moore was acquitted of all charges by a jury on May 2, 2025. Read more »

Editor's Note: Tyshay Moore was acquitted of all charges by a jury on May 2, 2025. Read more »

A shooting defendant was found guilty of all eleven charges after a two week trial in front of DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on April 7. Read more »