DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro terminated probation unsuccessfully for a woman convicted of stabbing a senior citizen at a hearing on June 30. Read more »

Parties delivered closing arguments before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan’s courtroom on May 21. Read more »

A homicide defendant’s attorneys raised concerns before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on May 1 about the prosecution’s usage of his prior statements and work as a violence interrupter.  Cotey Wynn, 45, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed, three counts of assault with intent to kill, and four counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. Read more »

The prosecution argued a homicide resulted from the suspects’ greedy intent to steal cars in opening statements before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan's courtroom on April 27. Read more »

A defense attorney argued before DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian on April 17 a shooting defendant’s previous representation was deficient, effectively denying him a fair trial. Read more »

In a hearing on April 17, parties addressed a previous defense request to dismiss a homicide case focusing on DNA evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt found probable cause in a felony murder case based on a detective’s testimony on April 13. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson denied a homicide defendant’s motion to suppress statements made during a police interrogation in a hearing on April 3.  D’Andre Montgomery, 20, is charged with conspiracy, premeditated first-degree murder while armed, first-degree felony murder while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed, four counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, unauthorized use of a vehicle during a crime of violence, attempt to commit robbery while armed, and carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business. Read more »

The defense called a former detective from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) to testify in a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on April 2. Read more »

A homicide defendant chose to testify on his own trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on April 1. Read more »

The prosecution argued although an apparent CashApp robbery was not a “snatch and grab,” it should still count as felony murder trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz in trial on March 31.  The defense argued against the charge. Read more »

A forensic scientist who responded to the scene of a fatal shooting testified that she was not aware that evidence was destroyed during trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on March 26.  Jaime Macedo, 24, is charged with first-degree felony murder while armed, two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, attempt to commit robbery while armed, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction for his alleged involvement in a July 5, 2023 fatal shooting of 25-year-old Maxwell Emerson on the 600 block of Alumni Lane, NE on the Catholic University of America campus. Read more »

The prosecution called a witness who identified the defendant as the suspect in a homicide case to the stand before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on March 25. Read more »

A defense attorney argued a fatal shooting was an accident, not a murder, during a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on March 24.  Jaime Macedo, 24, is charged with first-degree felony murder while armed, attempted 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 less than a year, for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Maxwell Emerson. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno sentenced a young armed carjacking defendant to a term below mandatory minimum sentence of ten years in prison on March 13.  Eric Woods, 18, pleaded guilty on June 30, 2025 to armed carjacking and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his involvement in a carjacking that occurred at the intersection of Hanover Place and North Capitol Streets, NW on Oct. Read more »