Parties delivered closing statements focused on self-defense claims in a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on Nov. Read more »

The stepdaughter of a shooting defendant testified on Nov. Read more »

A defendant testified he acted in self-defense at trial in front of DC Superior Court Judge Dayna Dayson on Nov. Read more »

Two mothers involved in a family brawl turned fatal shooting took the stand on Nov. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park granted defense attorneys more time to respond to mental health findings in a nearly decade-old case on Nov. Read more »

Two eyewitnesses who appeared before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on Nov. Read more »

A supervisor from the United States Attorney’s Office stepped in before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on Oct. Read more »

Defense attorneys and prosecutors delivered opening statements on a family sanctioned fistfight between two teen-age girls, formerly best friends, that escalated into a brawl and fatal shooting before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on Nov. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan further delayed a defendant’s trial during a hearing on Oct. Read more »

A series of pre-trial motions about key evidence in a homicide case were debated before DC Superior Court Justice Danya Dayson on Oct. Read more »

The defense attorney in a homicide case argued that the suspect’s reaction to past trauma caused him to shoot a victim in self-defense in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on Oct. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt admonished a defense attorney for claiming prosecutors were lying about evidence on Oct. Read more »

A defense counsel requested time to hire an expert to evaluate a homicide defendant's mental state based on a Department of Behavior Health (DBH) finding their client mentally competent. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt sentenced a remorsefuldefendant to 12 years in prison on June 27 for a homicide. Read more »

The prosecution in a homicide announced they would not be pursuing a retrial and formally moved to dismiss the case against acquitted defendant Myrol Hickson before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on June 11. Read more »