DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt stressed the importance of filing motions on time to prevent a delay in trial.  Co-defendants Maurice Johnson, 23, and 21-year-old Jermaine Harris are charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection to the shooting death of 38-year-old Lamar Walters on 2400 block of Franklin Street, NE on Jan. Read more »

A defendant who is charged with attempted second degree cruelty to children was sentenced on June 8, to one year of supervised probation.  According to a proffer of facts, Charese Moss, went into her 12-year-old son’s room and began strangling him with a phone charging cord on Feb. Read more »

Parties in a murder case discussed DNA testing and a change in defense counsel during a recent hearing as they prepare to go to trial later this year. Read more »

Parties discussed how to proceed with a sex abuse case after the defendant was released from a civil commitment by the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) in August. Read more »

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A DC Superior Court judge presided over 12 pretrial and probation show cause hearings on Oct. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge presided over three pretrial and probation show cause hearings on Oct. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge presided over 15 show cause hearings on Oct. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge issued a warrant for the arrest of a defendant who did not show up to her hearing.  Charlie Tilgman, 31, was scheduled to come before the court on July 29 to address three cases she has picked up from October of 2019 to May.  Tilgman is charged with misdemeanor simple assault, possession of cocaine and possession of a prohibited weapon. Read more »

Antonio Kent requested pre-trial release but was returned to DC Jail by DC Superior Court Judge Robert Hildum on March 3 after he waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt granted a shooting defendant’s request for release following a jury mistrial on Feb. Read more »

A carjacking defendant waived his preliminary hearing in front of DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann on Oct. Read more »

Defense counsel provided closing arguments for three co-defendants in a mass shooting trial before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Aug. Read more »

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