In spite of defense concerns that her testimony is unreliable, the prosecutor said,“It’s as clear as the elephant in the room” that a woman lied to protect her lover in a homicide case.  The issue was debated before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan in an April 24 pre-trial hearing for Robert Carpenter, 36. Read more »

A defendant accused of tampering with evidence and assisting in a homicide rejected a plea offer in front of DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on April 18.  Nichelle Thomas is facing 16 charges, including accessory after the fact second-degree murder while armed, six counts of tampering with physical evidence, three counts of misdemeanor credit card fraud, threat to kidnap or injure a person, threat to injure a person, and four counts of obstruction of justice. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park denied defense motions to suppress identification evidence in a homicide case on April 22.  Robert Carpenter, 36, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction, for his alleged involvement in the shooting of 42-year-old Tremaine Nicholson. Read more »

The defense filed a motion to suppress evidence found by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in a shooting homicide. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan sentenced a non-fatal shooting defendant to 39 months of jail,  with all but six months suspended, which will all be served on weekends, during a hearing on April 3.  On Dec. Read more »

During closing statements for a fatal shooting, the defense complained that the prosecution was wasting the jury’s time before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan sentenced a homicide defendant to 20 years of imprisonment on Dec. Read more »

A murder defendant appeared virtually as the parties considered a trial date in relation to his ongoing medical condition in front of DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo on Oct. Read more »

A defendant pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed in front of DC Superior Court Judge Raffinan on Oct. Read more »

Parties delivered opening statements, and witnesses testified in a contentious homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Aug. Read more »

Drug testing compliance was the issue before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan in an Aug. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur sentenced a shooting defendant to two-and-a-half years of incarceration on Aug. Read more »

A jury in DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein’s courtroom found a man not guilty of a murder on Aug. Read more »

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