DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe sentenced a defendant to 18 years in prison on March 27 for his involvement in a fatal shooting.  On Nov. Read more »

Parties delivered closing arguments in a homicide case before DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman on March 6.  Daquan Gray, 23, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business for his alleged involvement in the murder of 15-year-old Jaylyn Wheeler, on the 600 block of Alabama Avenue, SE, on May 16, 2018. Read more »

The defendant in a fatal-shooting case became emotional during his testimony before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman’s courtroom on March 5. Read more »

Parties played audio from an uncooperative witness’ grand jury testimony in a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman on March 4. Read more »

Parties discussed a stabbing defendant’s status as non-restorable to mental competence in a hearing on Feb. Read more »

Defense attorneys claimed a fatal shooting victim was the individual that escalated a verbal altercation into a homicide before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman’s courtroom on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan granted a defense motion to suppress video evidence pertaining to a fight preceding a homicide on Feb. Read more »

A homicide defendant accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors on Feb. Read more »

A homicide defendant’s attorney requested DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan prevent the prosecution from using surveillance evidence as well as details about a fight preceding the crime during the trial on Jan. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo delayed a ruling on a motion for release from the DC jail during a status hearing on Nov. Read more »

A homicide defendant was deemed not criminally insane before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe on Oct. Read more »

A homicide defendant waived his right to independently test DNA evidence during a Sept. Read more »

A defense attorney disputed a psychiatrist’s assessment that a homicide defendant is mentally competent since they never met in person. Read more »

A psychiatrist, who was called to testify following a murder defendant’s attorney’s contesting the doctor's findings, deemed the suspect competent to stand trial on Sept. Read more »

A defendant found guilty of first-degree murder in 2014 pled guilty to the same incident during an emotional July 17 hearing in the courtroom of DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. Read more »