Prosecutors deemed an April shooting a “brazen attack,” during opening statements on Oct. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo denied a homicide defendant’s request for release on Sept. Read more »

A shooting defendant’s attorney filed a motion to dismiss his case due to alleged evidence violations before DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur on Aug. Read more »

A homicide defendant with a long criminal history was sentenced to decades in prison by DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe on Aug. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan sentenced a defendant to nine years’ imprisonment for his involvement in a shooting at a store at a July 26 hearing. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow sentenced a deaf defendant to seven-and-a-half years for stabbing a deaf man, claiming the defendant “has presented a consistent danger” to society and “very little impulse control,” during a June 14 hearing.  Ronald Washington, 28, was originally charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and aggravated assault knowingly while armed for stabbing a victim in the abdomen on Oct. Read more »

A stabbing defendant waived his right to a preliminary hearing but didn't get modified release conditions before DC Superior Court Judge Eric Glover on June 10. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo denied a motion to delay a July trial after the defense challenged the DC jury selection process, arguing there are “stark racial disparities” in grand juries and trial panels, during a June 3 hearing. Read more »

Saksham Verma is a Data Analyst Intern at American Witness. Read more »

Stefani Wald is a junior at Georgetown University majoring in Science, Technology, and International Affairs with a minor in Mathematics. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Eric Glover found probable cause that a defendant was the perpetrator in a shooting, before ordering he be detained pending future proceedings.   Keith Walker, 30, is being charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting that occurred on the block of 3100 Buena Vista Terrace, SE on March 7. Read more »

A homicide defendant was convicted of all charges on May 6 following a two-week long trial in DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe’s courtroom.  Eric Davis, 60, was charged with first-degree murder while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his involvement in the murder of 41-year-old Theodore Riley on the 1600 block of Gales Street, SE, on July 19, 2021. Read more »

Eric Davis, a 35-year-old resident of Lanham, Maryland, accepted a pre-indictment plea offer for a shooting in front of DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on May 6.  Davis pled guilty to aggravated assault while armed, on condition that the government not indict him for the greater charge of assault with intent to kill while armed. Read more »

“Reasonable doubt is a doubt based on reason,”said prosecutors during closing statements of a homicide trial, adding “what reason tells us is that Eric Davis is guilty.”  Davis, 60, is charged with first-degree murder while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his alleged involvement in the murder of 41-year-old Theodore Riley on the 1600 block of Gales Street, SE on July 19, 2021. Read more »

A homicide defendant’s attorney claimed, “There are no witnesses to this case,” arguing his client is not guilty because no one saw him commit the crime. Read more »