A shooting defendant rejected a plea offer extended by the prosecution in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on March 17. Read more »

A defense attorney expressed frustration that he has not received prosecution evidence in a timely fashion in a homicide case before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on March 13. Read more »

Prosecutors said they would rescind a plea offer for a stabbing suspect after he failed to decide on the deal at the fourth consecutive hearing on the matter before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on March 11. Read more »

A stabbing defendant said his actions were justified while disputing a plea deal for the third time before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on March 6. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz modified a domestic violence stabbing defendant’s probation conditions to allow him to see his family in a hearing on March 6.  On Sept. Read more »

A shooting defendant proclaimed his innocence and expressed frustration with his counsel in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on March 6. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz delayed sentencing for a homicide defendant so that he could finish high school at the DC Jail in a hearing on March 6.  On April 24, 2025, Caleb Padilla, 20, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter while armed for his involvement in the fatal shooting of 31-year-old Damion Hill on Dec. Read more »

US Marshals alerted DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz that a murder defendant arrived at the courthouse but refused to leave the bus for his hearing on March 5.  Jeremiah Evans, 22, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Khalliqo Ford at the 200 block of K Street, SW on June 15, 2023.  According to court documents, Ford was found in a parking lot and died from multiple gunshot wounds. Read more »

Prosecutors failed to meet the baseline standard of probable cause in a juvenile shooting incident at Union Station according to a ruling by DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on March 2. Read more »

Although no probable cause was found, DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz imposed limited release conditions on shooting defendant on Feb. Read more »

Despite DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz declaring that “this was a very dangerous and serious offense,” he felt a sentence moderated by the Youth Rehabilitation Act (YRA) was warranted in a shooting case. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz allowed a stabbing defendant more time to consider a plea offer during a status hearing on Feb. Read more »

A shooting defendant accepted a plea deal in a case that caused the death of a Peace Corps Worker before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on Feb. Read more »

Parties in a homicide case discussed the admissibility of crucial witness testimony in a motions hearing on Feb. Read more »

A homicide defendant pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on Feb. Read more »