DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan lifted a curfew for a man accused of shooting at police. Read more »

Defense Attorney Mani Golzari requested a new trial date for a murder case, during an April 21 status hearing, because he had to reschedule another defendant’s trial.  Wilbert Whitaker, 74, is currently charged with second-degree murder while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his alleged involvement in a shooting incident that occurred in April of 2016.  During the hearing, the prosecution noted that another defendant’s case is marked as high priority and needs to take place as soon as possible due to its status.  According to court documents, police responded to sounds of gunshots on the 800 block of 21st Street, NE and found the victim, Leo Hackett, 30, with multiple gunshot wounds. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee continued a mental observation hearing for a sex abuse case.  The 61-year-old defendant is charged with four counts of first-degree sex abuse while armed, two counts of third-degree sex abuse, and burglary one while armed in connection to two 2019 incidents on the 1600 block of Irving Street, NW.  He is currently being held at St. Read more »

Editor's note: The case against Kenneil Cole was dismissed on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee denied July 1 the defense’s request to modify a protection order related to a detective’s misconduct in a 2021 homicide case.  Stanley Brown, 29, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection to the fatal shooting of Jimmy Beynum on the 1600 block of F Street, NE, on Jan. Read more »

Attorneys debated if the defendant in a 2019 sex abuse case is competent to stand trial. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant for stabbing a former marine to death in downtown Washington. Read more »

As the DC Jail re-opens for contact visitation, detained defendants like 37-year-old Travis Russell can potentially gain more access to their legal counsel as they fight their cases. Read more »

Parties debated how to assess a convicted child sex abuse defendant's risk for recidivism during a sentencing hearing. Read more »

Jordan Smith was charged with murder in November 2017 and held at DC Jail until a judge agreed to release him in 2019. Read more »

On July 19, 2015, two men were intoxicated and street racing at more than 100 MPH down 16th Street, NW. Read more »

The Public Defender Service (PDS) for the District of Columbia released a memo calling for the release of all persons incarcerated at the DC Jail in the wake of the U.S. Read more »

A murder defendant's attorney sought his client's release into a halfway house. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant to 15 years for first-degree sexual abuse. Read more »

Editor's note: The case against Kenneil Cole was dismissed on Feb. Read more »