A defendant who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder is seeking to withdraw his guilty plea.  In February 2020, 21-year-old Elijah Jarmon pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed in relation to the shooting of 18-year-old Taquan Pinkney. Read more »

Parties in a murder case said they are negotiating a plea deal and are likely to reach an agreement in the near future. Read more »

The Public Defender Service (PDS) for the District of Columbia released a memo calling for the release of all persons incarcerated at the DC Jail in the wake of the U.S. Read more »

A prosecutor discussed her plans for the testing of DNA evidence in a murder case set to go to trial next year. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee scheduled a felony status conference for a first-degree sex abuse defendant who has been offered a plea deal. Read more »

A murder defendant rejected a plea deal before a witness took the stand in a hearing to determine if the case has enough evidence to go to trial. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a preliminary hearing to determine if a murder case has enough evidence to go to trial. Read more »

The mother of homicide victim Jamaul Crockett voiced frustrations over how her son's case was handled at the sentencing of the man convicted of killing him. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge granted the prosecution’s motion to dismiss a sex abuse case. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a motion hearing for a sexual abuse defendant. Read more »

A domestic violence defendant was arraigned on multiple counts of sexual abuse.  The defendant is charged with two counts of first-degree child sex abuse and one count of second-degree child sex abuse. Read more »

A murder defendant was unable to appear in court for his Oct. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge continued an Oct. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a preliminary hearing to determine if a murder case has enough evidence to go to trial after learning that a plea deal has been rejected. Read more »

Two defendants charged in the fatal shooting of a transgender woman entered guilty pleas on Sept. Read more »