A medical examiner, chief deputy toxicologist, and fingerprint examiner testified in a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on Aug. Read more »

Both parties agreed that an eyewitness was unreliable and unpredictable in a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on Aug. Read more »

The prosecution continued their case against a fatal stabbing defendant in a jury trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on Aug. Read more »

A fatal-shooting defendant was unable to attend his sentencing on July 31 before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz due to a stomach illness.  Korriek Akinola, 24, pleaded guilty on Aug. Read more »

After a fatal-shooting defendant pleaded not guilty to all charges on July 31, a representative from the Pretrial Services Agency (PSA) voiced concerns with monitoring the defendant's release conditions before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz. Read more »

The prosecution called five witnesses to testify about DNA and blood and bodily fluid samples in a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on July 30. Read more »

Parties presented opening arguments in a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on July 28.  Vanessa Bonaparte, 34, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed and destruction of property valued at $1,000 or more for her alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing of her former romantic partner, 31-year-old Dwayne Boyd. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz sentenced a homicide defendant to 11 years of imprisonment under the Youth Rehabilitation Act (YRA) on June 24.  Judge Kravitz sentenced Caleb Padilla, 20, to 11 years in prison and five years of supervised release for his involvement in the fatal shooting of 31-year-old Damion Hill on the 1800 block of Benning Road, NE, on Dec. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz sentenced a fatal shooting defendant to 18 years imprisonment on July 24.   Tyree Irving, 29, was sentenced for second-degree murder while armed. Read more »

The muder trial for defendant Vanessa Bonaparte, 34, was delayed on July 27, after DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz signed an arrest warrant for an eyewitness that prosecuting attorneys have been unable to contact.  Bonaparte is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed and destruction of property valued at $1,000 or more, in connection to her alleged involvement in the murder of 31-year-old Dwayne Boyd on the 3500 block of East Capitol Street, SE. Read more »

Defense attorneys in a carjacking case argued for DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz to sentence their clients under the more lenient Youth Rehabilitation Act (YRA) on July 17.   A jury delivered mixed verdicts on Jan. Read more »

Prosecutors dismissed two among four charges against a fatal stabbing defendant at a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on July 20. Read more »

Attorneys for two shooting defendants asked DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on July 17 to reverse the traditional DNA testing process and require prosecutors to wait to test their own evidence. Read more »

A stabbing defendant told DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on July 17 that he was rejecting a plea offer that would have dismissed a second-degree murder charge against him. Read more »

Prosecutors told DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on July 17 that they would be retrying a triple-homicide defendant after his first trial resulted in a hung jury. Read more »