A homicide hearing is continued to allow the prosecution to review new pieces of evidence. Read more »

In a status hearing June 6, defense attorneys for co-defendants in a homicide case disagreed on whether to keep the current trial date or to delay the trial by more than a year. Read more »

In a status hearing for the 2016 murder of Deonta Farrar, the defense responded to a potential plea bargain with a counter-offer, which was not publically disclosed. Read more »

Defense counsel challenged the prosecution's intent to try a murder defendant nearly 25 years after the crime, calling it a violation of due process. Read more »

During his arraignment May 31, a juvenile pleaded not guilty to fatally shooting a fellow classmate from Ballou Senior High School. Read more »

A murder suspect recently waived his rights to dispute the prosecution's evidence against him. Read more »

A District of Columbia Superior Court judge is considering the defense's motion to have a murder defendant's statement suppressed because he was under the influence of morphine when he spoke to officers at the Metropolitan Police Department. Read more »

A murder defendant pled guilty May 17 to second-degree murder for stabbing a woman on a bike trail in Southeast D.C. Read more »

A woman who was arrested for striking a D.C. Read more »

Prosecutors recently told Superior Court Judge Craig Iscoe that they plan to retry Derryck Decuir for first-degree murder while armed against a minor and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence after a second jury declared a mistrial in March. Read more »

The prosecution and defense teams debated Jan. Read more »