During a status hearing March 1, a defendant accused of robbing and murdering a man in 2015 accepted a plea deal. Read more »

During a motions hearing Feb. Read more »

A defense attorney notified the court Feb. Read more »

After receiving a medical report regarding a murder defendant’s competency Jan. Read more »

On the second day of a murder trial, three of the prosecution's witnesses could not positively identify the man who shot another man in the southeastern quadrant of the District of Columbia.  Babajide Pittman is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting Anthony Young on the 600 block of L Street, SE, in 2016. Read more »

On July 10, the prosecution told a Washington, DC Superior Court judge that they are waiting on records of a murder defendant's medical history to assess his placement during the course of the case.  David Timothy Blakeney Jr., 26, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for the stabbing death of his father, David Timothy Blakeney Sr., on the 1200 block of Stevens Road, SE in 2017. Read more »

The prosecution in a homicide case filed a motion June 12 requesting that a DC Superior Court judge order the defendant to submit a DNA swab for testing. Read more »

The sentencing for Thomas Joyner became unruly May 25 as the decedent's family expressed their agitation. Read more »

A debate sparked May 21 over whether the prosecution would be able to call an eyewitness of a fatal shooting to the stand. Read more »

Defense attorneys recently clashed with prosecutors over whether D.C. Read more »

District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson recently sentenced Davon Peyton to eight and a half years in prison for the shooting death of 21-year-old Ray Andre Harrison. Read more »

On May 8, a jury found Donald Hairston guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend was she slept in her bed. Read more »

Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson recently ruled a 2016 murder trial would not be dismissed in reference to the defense’s motion that claimed the prosecution suppressed evidence. Read more »

A 2016 murder trial recently began with the prosecution's admission that forensic evidence would not be provided. Read more »

Counsel in a 2016 homicide case argued April 17 over the introduction of a witness' 911 call regarding a prior domestic altercation between Donald Hairston and Stephanie Goodloe. Read more »