A homicide defendant accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on July 11. Read more »

A homicide defendant accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on July 3. Read more »

Prosecutors extended a homicide defendant’s plea deal for two weeks in front of DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on June 27. Read more »

A defense attorney requested a continuance due to a temporary halt in DNA testing at the DC Public Defender Service (PDS) office before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park in a hearing on June 25.  Demonte Gibson, 26, is charged with assault with intent to commit robbery while armed, two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, assault with a dangerous weapon, two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, and obstruction of justice for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting on the 1400 block of Fairmont Street, NW on Dec. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo granted the prosecution’s motion for continuance in a homicide trial due to multiple outstanding legal issues.  Aaron Murchison, 28, 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 fatal shooting of Jamontate Brown, 32, on Oct. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo addressed multiple motions in a homicide case in advance of an originally planned trial date of June 10. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun partially granted two codefendant’s motions to modify their release conditions during a June 7 hearing.  Ashton Inabinet, 17, and Na’eem Butler, 20, are charged with second-degree murder while armed for their alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Diamonte Lewis on Oct. Read more »

Jaleil Jones pleaded not guilty in front of DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan in a felony arraignment on June 3.  Jones, 19, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, conspiracy, robbery and two counts of possession of a firearm for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting and robbery of 44-year-old Robert Lavender. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo postponed rulings on outstanding motions in a fatal shooting incident in a May 22 hearing. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun found probable cause that a defendant was the perpetrator in a homicide, even though the evidence was “not overwhelming." Eliexander Lopez-Burgos, 24, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 38-year-old Carlos Javier Blanco Fernandez. Read more »

A homicide defendant’s attorney argued his client acted in self defense following a dispute over a knocked down grill in an April 23 hearing. Read more »

A homicide defendant was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan along the lines of terms discussed last month in a hearing on April 22. Read more »

On April 9, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein denied release and refused to sever a murder suspect's case from his co-defendant’s. Read more »

On March 20, following a week-long trial, a homicide defendant was acquitted of all charges in DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo’s courtroom. Read more »

Tierra Posey was acquitted of all charges on March 20, 2024. Read more »