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A DC Superior Court judge continued a hearing for a double homicide case, so a newly appointed defense attorney could have more time to familiarize herself with the case. Read more »

Three murder cases will proceed with litigation as DC Superior Court judges scheduled them for additional hearings on Jan. Read more »

A murder defendant’s case was dismissed after a DC Superior Court judge ruled that the prosecution did not have enough evidence to go to trial.  Jonathan Jenkins, 29, was charged with second-degree murder while armed in the death of 25-year-old Richard Mitchell, who was fatally shot May 31 on the 2500 block of Elvans Road, SE.  “What I’ve been wrestling with is that I’ve had all these weak cases where I was able to find probable cause,” said Judge Todd Edelman. Read more »

A hearing to determine if a murder case has enough evidence to move to trial was rescheduled because the defendant refused to be tested for COVID-19. Read more »

A domestic violence defendant rejected a plea deal and had his pretrial release conditions modified. Read more »

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A defendant was found to be in compliance with the conditions of his pretrial release after his court-ordered GPS monitor was not installed on time. Read more »

After hearing a murder defendant’s arguments for why his release should be reconsidered,  a DC Superior Court judge agreed with an initial ruling to keep the defendant at DC Jail.   Ravel Mills, a 26-year-old resident of Temple Hills, Md., has been charged with first-degree murder while armed in the shooting death of Toussaunt Strong, a 28-year-old resident of Clinton, Md. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge denied May 7 a murder defendant's release. Read more »

A murder defendant asked for a new attorney and questioned why his current attorney was not present, during a status hearing on March 13. Read more »

During a felony status conference on March 4, an defense attorney argued that a witness made inconsistent statements towards a murder defendant.  Michael Fahnbulleh 26, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting Michael Andre Francis, 28, on Nov.30, 2019, on the Unit block Danbury Street, NW  According to the defense attorney, the witness said that the defendant was in dark colored clothes with a hat and walking towards an mailbox on the day of the murder. Read more »

During a status hearing on Nov 19, a murder defendant was not present. Read more »

A murder defendant pleaded guilty Nov. Read more »