A shooting defendant’s attorney filed a motion to dismiss his case due to alleged evidence violations before DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur on Aug. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur granted a shooting defendant’s request to delay sentencing in order to consider the Youth Rehabilitation Act (YRA) as part of the sentencing, during an Aug. Read more »

Defense counsel in a shooting case alleged the prosecution failed to provide potentially exculpatory evidence in front of DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur on Aug. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur continued a sentencing for a shooting defendant following an issue with the pre-sentencing report on July 29.  David Walls, 38, pleaded guilty to kidnapping while armed and two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon for his involvement in a shooting incident on April 10 and 13 on the 2700 block of 30th Street, SE. Read more »

A shooting defendant requested DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur dismiss an indictment on July 29, citing the prosecution’s failure to meet the nine-month deadline despite previously agreeing to extend the date. Read more »

The defendant in an armed carjacking case filed a request for a reexamination of his release conditions, challenging his current confinement, before DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur on July 25. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur granted the prosecution’s request for a continuance in a non-fatal stabbing case, citing a need to further investigate the defendant and the crime, on July 24. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur delayed sentencing for a non-fatal shooting defendant since his attorney couldn't attend the hearing. Read more »

A shooting defendant’s trial was delayed after he requested to appear more presentable before DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur on July 18. Read more »

A carjacking defendant was deemed competent after an evaluation by the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), according to DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur on July 18. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur heard a defendant reject a plea deal for a stabbing because of a language barrier during a July 16 hearing. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur sentenced a stabbing defendant to 30 months in prison for assault with a dangerous weapon and other charges related to the incident.  Walter Portillo, 27 is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon (knife), simple assault, and third-degree theft for his involvement in an incident that occurred on Sept. Read more »

During his arraignment, one of four co-defendants entered a not guilty plea July 9 for a jailhouse stabbing before DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur accepted a plea agreement on July 8 for Joshua Goodwin that covered charges for a domestic violence incident. Read more »

A shooting defendant waived his right to test DNA evidence recovered from a crime scene in a July 3 hearing, before DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur.  Adrian Lee, 49, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting that occurred on April 18, 2023, on the 700 block of Gresham Place, NW. Read more »