During what would have been the first day of a murder trial, a DC Superior Court judge ruled to dismiss the case without prejudice due to the prosecution’s failure to hand over evidence.  Keith Archie, 39, is charged with second-degree murder while armed and tampering with evidence for allegedly stabbing Demond Marcel Rush on the 3600 block of 22nd Street, SE in 2017.  More than 1,000 pages of documents of evidence in the case were made available to the prosecution two weeks ago, but counsel failed to turn the documents over to the defense until the night before trial. It is not clear what the documents contained. Read more »

A judge decided Feb. Read more »

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A DC Superior Court judge allowed the prosecution to present evidence would provide detail to interactions a murder defendant's had before a man was stabbed. Read more »

A judge denied Jan. Read more »

During a mental observation hearing Jan. Read more »

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Questions over a murder defendant's competency to stand trial caused a DC Superior Court judge to continue a preliminary hearing on Jan. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz and the prosecutor allowed a stabbing defendant more time to consider a plea deal with the assistance of a mental health specialist at a hearing on Aug. Read more »

A jury convicted Vanessa Bonaparte for her involvement in the death of Dwayne Boyd in DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz’s courtroom on Aug. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz granted a defense request for a preliminary mental competency screening for a fatal shooting defendant on Aug. Read more »

In their closing argument in a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on Aug. Read more »

Prosecutors cross-examined a homicide defendant about her claim of self-defense before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on Aug. Read more »

A fatal stabbing defendant testified in her trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on Aug. Read more »

A defense attorney asked to withdraw from a homicide case before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on Aug. Read more »