A homicide defendant’s attorney alerted the court of her intent to file notice for an insanity defense before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo on Aug. Read more »

Two murder co-defendants pleaded not guilty to all charges during an arraignment on Aug. Read more »

A stabbing defendant’s attorneys asked DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt for time to consult with another doctor regarding the Department of Behavioral Health's (DBH) mental competency exam results for their client on Aug. Read more »

As a postponed homicide trial was expected to begin on July 31, the prosecution received information that a key witness was unable to testify causing DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo to reschedule the trial to Sept. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo delayed a homicide trial by a day due to the prosecution’s last minute submission of evidence, during a July 29 hearing.  Darius Anderson, 23, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and two counts of carrying a pistol without a license for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of Israel Mattocks, 30, on June 15, 2022, on the 3900 block of Minnesota Avenue, NE.  In what was supposed to be the start of jury selection, Wole Falodun, Anderson’s defense attorney, alerted the court that the prosecution had presented more than 60,000 pages of telephone communications from the two phones found on the victim and two phones allegedly on Anderson during his arrest less than 24 hours before trial was supposed to begin. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo sentenced a homicide defendant to 20 years' incarceration on July 19 for gunning down a bike rider. Read more »

A defendant accepted a plea deal in connection to wounding a teen-ager before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo on July 19.  Deangelo Wooten, 27, was originally charged with assault with intent to kill while armed, assault with a dangerous weapon, and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for shooting his 16-year-old girlfriend on the 3400 block of 13th Street, SE, on Jan. Read more »

After a shooting and stabbing homicide defendant was deemed competent to stand trial on July 19, he requested that DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo let him represent himself.  Matthew Walker, 25, is charged on Jan. Read more »

A preliminary hearing in a shooting case was delayed in a dispute over the details of a plea offer before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo on July 16.  Damari McLaughlin, 17, is charged with aggravated assault knowingly while armed for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting on the 1000 block of Valley Avenue, SE on March 18, 2023. Read more »

A discussion about a possible compassionate release for a mortally ill homicide defendant took place before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo on July 1. Read more »

Although James Outland's attorney, Michael Bruckheim, stated that his client would like more time to consider a plea deal offered by the prosecution, the deal's rejection by Outland's codefendant, Bobby Gupton, at a hearing on June 21 denied Outland that opportunity. Read more »

A retired Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detective, who served as the lead investigator in Eugene Burns' 2015 homicide case, gave testimony on June 21 about his role in obtaining search warrants that an appeals court later found to be unconstitutional. Read more »

Prosecutors requested DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo appoint independent counsel in a homicide case, citing ineffectiveness by the Public Defender Service (PDS) during a June 20 hearing.  Kenneth Stewart, 62, is charged with first-degree murder while armed and assault with a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing of Courtney Jones, 54. Read more »

A homicide defendant pleaded not guilty to all charges in front of DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo in a felony arraignment on June 17. Read more »

The children of Latasha Gray and Anthony Thomas were present in the courtroom on June 14, as Gray was sentenced to nine years' incarceration and five years of supervised release by DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo for fatally shooting Thomas. Read more »