DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan further delayed a defendant’s trial during a hearing on Oct. Read more »

Parties discussed a stabbing defendant’s status as non-restorable to mental competence in a hearing on Feb. Read more »

On January 29, DC Superior Court Judge Raffinan denied a motion to dismiss charges against a murder defendant. Read more »

On Jan.5, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan continued a hearing in response to the defense’s motion for dismissal of a homicide case.  Alisa Randall, 35, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for her alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing of 59-year-old Ronald Jones, on July 15, 2019, on the 1300 block of Euclid Street, NW.  According to court documents, Jones suffered two superficial stab wounds on his left arm and one fatal stab wound to his upper chest.  Randall’s defense counsel, Dana Page and Ashley Guzman, argued to the court that Randall’s case should be dismissed. Read more »

During a March 3 status hearing, the prosecution began by requesting the dismissal of their client’s two misdemeanor matters before discussing her homicide charges.  Alisa Randall, 35, is charged with the second-degree murder of Ronald Jones, 59, that occurred on July 15, 2019, on the 1300 block of Euclid Street, NW. Read more »

After learning that a petition for civil commitment has been filed, a DC Superior Court judge decided that a murder defendant who has been found unlikely to become competent to stand trial in the foreseeable future should remain held at St. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge decided he would wait to rule on an attorney's request to change a murder defendant's classification at St. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a hearing to give defense attorneys time to ask their client if she is willing to voluntarily take medication that could potentially restore her competence to stand trial. Read more »

Parties discussed how to proceed with a murder case after a judge rules that a murder defendant is still not mentally competent to stand trial more one year after her first assessment. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge ordered an updated report on a homicide defendant’s competency to stand trial. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge did not agree with a doctor’s finding that a murder defendant is not competetent to stand trial. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge declared a murder defendant incompetent to stand trial. Read more »

Judges presided over 36 defendants cases at the DC Superior Courthouse between May 11 and May 15. Read more »

Two doctors testified during a murder defendant's mental observation hearing on May 14. Read more »

During a mental observation hearing on March 11, a defense attorney said that the prosecution is unable to see the private medical files of his client.  Alisa Randall, 31, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing 59-year-old Ronald Jones in an apartment on the 1300 block of Euclid Street, NW on July 15, 2019. Read more »