A Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detective outlined the injuries sustained by a homicide victim in front of DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on March 13.  Quateze Moore, 46, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of Martinez Robinson, 25, on August 23, 2024, on the 1300 block of Girard Street, NW. Read more »

A homicide co-defendant asked DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz to sever his case from his brother’s on March 14.  Juvan Alston, 23, and Davon Alston, 22, are charged with conspiracy, first-degree premeditated murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and carrying a pistol without a license. Read more »

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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun granted a shooting defendant’s request to postpone a preliminary hearing based on disputed evidence in a hearing on Sept. Read more »

A homicide defendant’s motion to delay his trial and allow the defense further time to review evidence was granted by DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Aug. Read more »

A homicide defendant’s attorney alerted the court of her intent to file notice for an insanity defense before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo on Aug. Read more »

Prosecutors alerted DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun about a possible conflict of interest issue facing a homicide defendant’s attorney in an Aug. Read more »

A planned furlough that would have sidelined attorneys working for the Public Defender Service (PDS) has been canceled but is not off the table, according to sources at the agency that represents indigent defendants. Read more »

Attorneys for both sides asked DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun to penalize opposing counsel for their actions during a motions hearing in a fatal shooting case on July 19. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo sentenced a homicide defendant to 20 years' incarceration on July 19 for gunning down a bike rider. Read more »

In response to discovery of evidence motions made by the defense in a homicide case, the prosecution argued before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun during a July 2 hearing that the defense attorney had a conflict of interest with a prosecution witness. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted a defendant’s request to postpone his trial on July 2 due to an acute shortage of available attorneys from the DC Public Defender Service (PDS). Read more »

Defense attorney Madalyn Harvey asked DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan to delay Antoine Turner's trial so Harvey can review thousands of videos and tens of thousands of pages of evidence at a hearing on July 1. Read more »

A homicide defendant pleaded not guilty before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein, during a May 31 hearing.  Reginald Jones, 66, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing of his romantic partner, Regina Morris, 52. Read more »

The impact of an upcoming furlough in the DC Public Defender's office weighed heavily during a hearing for a murder defendant before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on May 23. Read more »