Lawyers discussed how to get a homicide defendant back into the District after mistakenly being transferred to the Bureau of Prisons (BoP) before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on Oct. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park denied release for a paralyzed murder defendant suffering from alleged medical negligence by the Department of Corrections (DOC) on Oct. Read more »

A homicide defendant pleaded guilty four days before his trial was scheduled to begin before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Aug. Read more »

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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt denied a motion to exclude the identification testimony from someone who knew a murder defendant intimately during a hearing on Aug. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan denied a murder defendant’s release during a detention hearing on June 6. Read more »

A homicide defendant was arraigned before D.C. Read more »

More questions than answers resulted from litigation in a motions hearing April 15 and 17, continuing the hearing to May and vacating the trial date.  Christian Johnson, 34, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt heard a homicide defendant reject a plea offer for the second time on March 21. Read more »

Dominique Winters, the defense attorney for Christian Johnson, told DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on March 14 that her client had rejected a plea deal offered by the prosecution and plans to file for dismissal on based on the prosecutor's conduct. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan granted additional time to a new defense attorney to review the details of a homicide case before making a decision on the prosecution’s bond change request during a hearing on Feb. Read more »

A defendant, charged in connection to a fatal mass shooting, pleaded not guilty to additional charges, and requested his trial date be delayed before DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan along with those involved agreed to reschedule an upcoming May 19, 2025 jury trial based on another case in Maryland and a delay in testing, during a Nov. Read more »

A shooting case in Prince George's County Maryland has delayed a homicide case in DC. Read more »

A shooting defendant waived his right to independently test DNA evidence recovered from a crime scene before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno on July 17.  Jonathan Dawkins, 42, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, unlawful possession of a firearm by a prior convict, and threat to kidnap or injure a person, for his alleged involvement in a shooting that took place on the 700 block of G Street, SE, on April 24, 2023. Read more »