DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur allowed a stabbing defendant to represent himself with an attorney advisor in court on July 30.  Brian Long, 42, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in a stabbing incident on Nov. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow sentenced a stabbing defendant to four years in prison on July 26. Read more »

Before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo on June 6, a homicide defendant asserted his right to independently test DNA evidence recovered from a crime scene. 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 »

Prosecutors deemed a homicide defendant a “vile, angry man with an ego,” as they requested DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo sentence him to 90 years of incarceration, and his co-defendant to 60 years.  Vorreze Thomas, 26, and his uncle, Delonta Stevenson, 29, were charged with conspiracy, first-degree murder while armed, two counts of assault with intent to kill, three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, for their involvement in the fatal shooting of 32-year-old Terrance Allen. 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 »

A jury in DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe’s courtroom heard conflicting views of evidence said to identify the shooter in a 2021 homicide Eric 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 »

On April 12, DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe heard arguments on the prosecution's motion to admit unspecified statements made by a murder defendant to Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers. Read more »

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