A DC Superior Court judge continued a murder case to give the defense time to consider a plea offer. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge cancelled a hearing to determine if a sex abuse case has enough evidence to go to trial after learning that parties are currently negotiating a potential plea deal. Read more »

A defendant who was previously charged with murder in connection with his three-month-old daughter’s death was sentenced to three years in prison for cruelty to children on Aug. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a sex abuse defendant to six years in prison.In January, Anthony Faucette pleaded guilty to assault with intent to commit first-degree sexual abuse for sexually assaulting a woman in the supply closet of a convenience store on the 1300 block of 2nd Street, NE, in November 2020. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge severed the cases of two cousins charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old boy. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge granted a defense attorney’s motion to withdraw from a 2019 homicide case on Aug. Read more »

On July 30, a two-day preliminary hearing concluded with a DC Superior Court judge ruling that a homicide case has enough evidence to go to trial. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a jury trial for a murder case.  Read more »

A jury found two co-defendants guilty of murder in the first homicide trial to come to the DC Superior Court in more than one year. Read more »

A defendant who said she had close ties with two murder defendants continued her testimony at their trial. Read more »

On July 7, DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz adjourned proceedings in a murder trial after a fire alarm in the courthouse interrupted witness testimony.  Read more »

Jury selection ended for the first murder trial to come to the DC Superior Court in more than one year. Read more »

June 30 marked the start of jury selection for the first murder trial at the DC Superior Court in over a year. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge ordered another examination to determine if a homicide defendant is competent to stand trial after the results of his first examination were inconclusive. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge continued a June 10 mental observation hearing for a homicide case after the defense attorneys said they wish to challenge the Department of Behavioral Health's (DBH) report on their client’s competence to stand trial. Read more »