An investigator testified about recovering surveillance footage of what prosecutors allege is the defendant’s vehicle during a fatal shooting trial before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on April 7. Read more »

Co-defendants in a homicide case rejected a plea offer before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on April 3. Read more »

Both parties presented passionate opening statements in a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on April 2.  Jamil Whitley, 38, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, carrying a pistol without a license outside of a home or business, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction greater than one year. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz  issued a suspended sentence with six months jail time for a stabbing defendant  on March 27.  Sequon Price, 30, pleaded guilty on Nov. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson rejected the defense’s motion to exclude an interview with a deceased witness in a homicide case on April 1. Read more »

A homicide trial was delayed on March 30 after the defense claimed prosecutors misinformed them that the victim's wife had died in arguments before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson ruled to exclude some expert testimony in a long-standing homicide case the defense said was submitted late during a hearing on March 25. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park found probable cause in a fatal shooting case exactly one year after the incident on March 20.  Cory Noble, 27, is charged with first-degree felony murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the homicide of Tre’von Norman, 25, on the 2400 block of Elvans Road, SE on March 20, 2025.  Norman sustained six gunshot wounds: two on both sides of his back, one to his left lateral torso, one to his left index finger, one to his right buttlock, and a graze wound to his left leg.  Judge Park ordered Noble to remain detained, following his finding there was probable cause that he was involved in the homicide. Read more »

A murder defendant’s attorney criticized the prosecution’s handling of the evidence, heightening the risk of contamination, but DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan was skeptical of the claim in a hearing on March 13. Read more »

A homicide defendant pleaded not guilty to all indictment charges before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan sentenced a homicide defendant to 26 years in prison for what the prosecutor termed a particularly gruesome crime on Jan. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman found probable cause and denied the release of a homicide defendant in a Jan. Read more »

A defendant accepted a plea deal for two drive-by shootings that occurred minutes apart, killing one person, before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on Jan. Read more »

Two co-defendants accused of fatally shooting a victim during a robbery attempt pleaded not guilty during an arraignment before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on Dec. Read more »

Parties in a murder case pushed the trial to 2027 after the defendant pleaded not guilty at his arraignment before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on Nov. Read more »