A defense attorney informed DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz that his client in a stabbing case was on suicide watch after he failed to appear for his hearing on May 15. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz vacated a trial date for a fatal arson defendant on May 1 after the defense expressed their intention to contest his mental competency. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz rescheduled a stabbing defendant’s sentencing after he confirmed she did not act in self-defense in a hearing on May 1.  Daniyah Dailey, 36, pleaded guilty on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz delayed sentencing for a stabbing defendant on May 1 to allow his attorney time to request a sentence allowed under the plea agreement. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz declared a mistrial in a homicide case on May 4 after the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict on four out of the five counts.  Jaime Macedo, 25, is charged with first-degree felony murder while armed, attempt to commit robbery while armed, two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction greater than a year for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Maxwell Emerson on The Catholic University of America campus, on the 600 block of Alumni Lane, NE on July 5, 2023. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz ordered a mental competency examination for a homicide defendant at the request of his attorney on May 1.  Rico Barnes, 36, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the death of 40-year-old Syed Hussain on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz granted a homicide defendant’s request for release to home confinement during a hearing on May 1.  Shawnta Aiken, 52, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for her alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 56-year-old Richard Walker on Nov. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz ordered a full mental competency examination for a stabbing defendant who voiced that he does not understand his case on April 30. Read more »

A defendant who stabbed a victim in the neck multiple times accepted a plea deal before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on May 1. Read more »

A homicide defendant, who is already serving a sentence for another murder, accepted a plea deal one month prior to his trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on May 1.  Mark Price, 31, was originally charged with first-degree murder while armed, two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, assault with a dangerous weapon, four counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, threatening to kidnap or injure a person, first-degree burglary while armed, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction greater than a year. Read more »

Two brothers accused of a fatal shooting rejected plea deals and agreed to delay their trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on April 30. Read more »

A defense attorney in a triple-homicide case objected to prosecutors mentioning her client’s former co-defendant as a source of evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on April 27. Read more »

A defendant accused of a domestic stabbing that left two victims injured pleaded not guilty at an arraignment before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on April 29. Read more »

The prosecution placed two plea offers on the record for homicide co-defendants before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on April 24. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz told a shooting defendant’s attorney on April 28 to file a written motion to remove his curfew.  Jonathan Young, 36, is charged with conspiracy while armed, two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, aggravated assault knowingly while armed, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, unlawful possession of a firearm by a convict, carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business, and four counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence while armed. Read more »