A carjacking defendant, who filed a motion to vacate or overturn his conviction, alleges his lawyer is related to the victim and failed to represent him effectively. Read more »

Parties in a 2018 homicide case argued whether a defendant’s new sentence should be served concurrently or consecutively to a previously imposed penalty before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan, in a May 28 hearing.   Bernard McKinney, 23, was initially charged with first-degree murder while armed while committing a robbery, robbery while armed, assault with intent to commit robbery while armed, attempt to commit robbery while armed, and four counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his involvement in a robbery on June 12, 2018 on the 300 block of 50th Street, NE. Read more »

A hearing held in child sex abuse case confirmed a defendant's arrival at Federal Correctional Institution. Read more »

On April 9, a robbery defendant was denied his release from DC Jail. Read more »

After an evaluation at St. Read more »

During closing statements March 9, defense counsel reiterated that the defendant was innocent, blaming a faulty investigation by the police for his arrest. Read more »

A murder defendant agreed to take a plea deal from the prosecution. Read more »

During a status hearing on Feb. Read more »

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During the continuation of a motion hearing on Feb. Read more »

Instead of selecting a jury Jan. Read more »

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Editor's note: The case against Kenneil Cole was dismissed on Feb. Read more »