A fatal shooting defendant pleaded not guilty before D.C Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson in a hearing on July 18.  Iesha Marks, 31, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence and unlawful possession of a firearm for her alleged involvement in the murder of 46-year-old Donald Childs on July 30, 2023, on the 100 block of Farragut Street, NW.  Marks’ defense attorney, Nikki Lotze, asserted Marks’ constitutional rights, including the right to a speedy trial. Read more »

Prosecutors presented evidence in a shooting trial on March 31 including body-worn camera footage of the victim calling for his mother, saying he was shot in the back by a large man in a mask.  DC Superior Court Judge Danya A. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson continued a motion hearing on June 23 to give the prosecution more time to gather evidence. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a man to 10 years in prison for a shooting that killed an innocent bystander. Read more »

Parties argued during an arraignment hearing over why the prosecutor had failed to file an indictment by the time the proceedings were held. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson heard arguments on a motion to suppress evidence in a murder case. Read more »

 A defense attorney needs more time to discuss a plea offer with his client. Read more »

The defense in a murder case expects to receive discovery evidence from the prosecution in three to four weeks.  Deangelo Glover, 30, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 32-year-old Tyrone William Wright on Jan. Read more »

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

The trial for a defendant charged with murder continued with more witness testimony. Read more »

Steven Robin is charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection with the 2018 shooting of 29-year-old Kenneth Poindexter. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge denied release requests from two co-defendants in a homicide case.  Niko Hall, 30, and Kyrie Wells, 19, are charged with first-degree murder while armed in the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Anthony Lee on Sept. Read more »

Parties discussed a child sex abuse defendant's competency to stand trial during an Oct. Read more »

A defendant pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in connection with a fatal shooting from earlier this year.  NeQuan Carthens, who is also known as MeQuan Carthens, was initially charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of Lagioria Brinkley on the 1900 block of 16th Street, SE, on March 20. Read more »

A murder trial previously set to take place in March 2023 was moved up one year.  Marquette Jordan is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing 48-year-old Ivan Lynch on April 30, 2018, on the 900 block of 5th Street, SE. Read more »