A DC Superior Court judge continued a June 22 status hearing for a defendant charged in connection with a 2017 homicide.  Tavon Davis is charged with second-degree murder while armed and soliciting murder in the death of 29-year-old Michael Vest on the 1300 block of Trinidad Avenue, NE, on June 28, 2017. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge questioned a prosecutor on why a defendant, who was charged with murder in November 2019, is still waiting to be indicted.  Twenty-four-year-old Tyrell Powell, also known as Marco Powell, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 22-year-old Semaj Alsobrooks on Sept. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant to serve slightly over eight-and-a-half years for voluntary manslaughter while armed. Read more »

After hearing arguments on a defense motion to suppress evidence obtained during an investigation into a 2016 homicide, a DC Superior Court judge decided he would wait to make a ruling. Read more »

On June 5, 22 defendants were brought before DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee for initial hearings.  Three domestic violence defendants are charged with simple assault. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge gave a prosecutor in a murder case a deadline to respond to the defense’s motion to dismiss the grand jury indictment.  Joseph Brown, 31, and Rondell McLeod, 28, are charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection with the shootings of Amari Jenkins, 21, on Aug. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge set another status hearing date in a homicide case with two defendants.  Stephon Evans, 20, and his codefendant Kewon Hunter, 21, are charged with first-degree murder while armed for their alleged role in the shooting of 21-year-old Dion DeMarco Boyd on July 30, 2018, on the 1400 block of Maryland Avenue, NE. Read more »

This case was acquitted on Nov. Read more »

On April 29, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled a hearing to determine if one of the two homicide cases a defendant is charged in has enough evidence to go to trial.  Melvin Simmons, 27, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in two separate cases. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a hearing after parties said they have been trying to get one under the calendar judge. Read more »

On April 26, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled a trial readiness hearing for a murder case.  Vaughn Kosh is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the shooting of 38-year-old Alayna Howard on Dec. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge ruled that a murder case has enough evidence to go to trial.  Keith Hudson, 25, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged role in the death of Isaiah Glover. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge reduced a homicide defendant’s pretrial release conditions. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge allowed the defense and prosecution to decide whether it would be an issue for a key witness to testify by video. Read more »

A murder defendant’s attorney did not show up to an April 8 mental observation hearing.  Aaron Smith, 24, is charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing of his 60-year-old father, Edward Smith, on the 2100 block of 36th Place, SE on Feb. Read more »