DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz denied a motion to release a stabbing defendant considering a plea deal at a status hearing on March 12.  Randy Brown, 34, is charged with assault with intent to kill while armed for his alleged involvement in a stabbing on the 1100 block of 7th Street, NW on Aug. Read more »

Prosecutors said they would rescind a plea offer for a stabbing suspect after he failed to decide on the deal at the fourth consecutive hearing on the matter before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on March 11. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz continued a pretrial motions hearing for a murder case on March 10. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz denied a stabbing defendant’s motion to dismiss his defense attorney on March 11.  Rubin Holman, 32, is charged with assault with intent to kill while armed and aggravated assault knowingly while armed for his alleged involvement in a stabbing on Oct. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz granted a homicide defendant’s motion to suppress virtually all data extracted from his cell phone in a motion hearing on March 9. Read more »

A stabbing defendant said his actions were justified while disputing a plea deal for the third time before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on March 6. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz modified a domestic violence stabbing defendant’s probation conditions to allow him to see his family in a hearing on March 6.  On Sept. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz denied the defense’s request on March 5 to transfer a shooting case from adult to juvenile court after the case was dismissed for lack of probable cause.   A 17-year-old juvenile defendant was originally charged with assault with intent to murder while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed, and two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence in connection to his alleged involvement in a shooting at Union Station at the unit block of Massachusetts Avenue, NE on Feb. Read more »

A shooting defendant proclaimed his innocence and expressed frustration with his counsel in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on March 6. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz delayed sentencing for a homicide defendant so that he could finish high school at the DC Jail in a hearing on March 6.  On April 24, 2025, Caleb Padilla, 20, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter while armed for his involvement in the fatal shooting of 31-year-old Damion Hill on Dec. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz challenged prosecutors on the admissibility of cell phone data during a motions hearing on March 4. Read more »

US Marshals alerted DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz that a murder defendant arrived at the courthouse but refused to leave the bus for his hearing on March 5.  Jeremiah Evans, 22, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Khalliqo Ford at the 200 block of K Street, SW on June 15, 2023.  According to court documents, Ford was found in a parking lot and died from multiple gunshot wounds. Read more »

The prosecution asked DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz to instruct US Marshals to use force on a stabbing defendant who refuses to appear in court on March 3.  Rubin Holman, 32, is charged with assault with intent to kill while armed and aggravated assault knowingly while armed for his alleged involvement in a stabbing on the 600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, SE on Oct. Read more »

Prosecutors failed to meet the baseline standard of probable cause in a juvenile shooting incident at Union Station according to a ruling by DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on March 2. Read more »

Although no probable cause was found, DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz imposed limited release conditions on shooting defendant on Feb. Read more »