A defense counselor requested another status hearing so that a resolution could be made between her client and the prosecution. Read more »

During a status hearing on Oct. Read more »

During a felony status conference on Sept. Read more »

During a felony arraignment on Aug. Read more »

During a felony status conference hearing on July 11, the prosecution told a judge that he is still working on an indictment.  Robert Smith, 23, was charged with second-degree murder on December 4, 2018 for his alleged involvement in the shooting of 19-year-old Nya Howard-Reynolds on the unit block of 57th Place, SE With the indictment deadline on Sept. Read more »

A District of Columbia magistrate judge found probable cause Dec. Read more »

New defense counsel in a 2017 homicide case told the court he was ready to begin arguments on June 8. Read more »

Trial is finally underway, almost five years after the murder of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson.  Gregory Taylor, 27, Quentin Michals, 25, Qujuan Thomas, 24, Darrise Jeffers, 23, Isaiah Murchison, 23, and Marquell Cobbs, 21, are six of 10 defendants charged with first-degree murder, criminal street gang affiliation, conspiracy, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, assault with intent to kill, and other charges regarding a fatal drive-by shooting that resulted in Makiyah’s death. Read more »

Six of nine co-defendants in a murder case appeared in court on Jan. Read more »