The lead detective testified before a jury and DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld about the identification of the defendant and nearby cameras during a carjacking trial on Oct. Read more »

A debate over the whereabouts of a defendant based on cellphone evidence dominated closing arguments in a carjacking and armed robbery trial before DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld on Nov 4. Read more »

The victim of an armed robbery faced critical cross-examination from defense attorneys in a carjacking case before DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld on Oct. Read more »

The defense moved to suppress identification testimony of an armed carjacking victim who claimed to recognize the defendant before DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld on Oct. Read more »

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DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld heard contrasting views and testimony from the victim in an armed carjacking case on Oct. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld shut down most of the attempts by the defense on Oct. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz denied a Pretrial Services Agency (PSA) request for the revocation of release for a murder defendant on Oct. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman vacated several competency findings made by other DC Superior Court judges on Aug. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt encouraged a fatal-shooting defendant to make an effort in a drug treatment program on Aug. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neil Kravitz admonished a homicide defendant who continuously violated his home confinement order in a hearing on June 13.  Dwayne Fountain, 45, is charged with first-degree murder premeditated while armed, carrying a dangerous weapon outside a home or place of business with a prior felony conviction, and possession of a prohibited weapon. Read more »

The defense and prosecution disputed whether a defendant was responsible for lost footage of a homicide during a motions hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on May 30. Read more »

Dwayne Fountain informed DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on May 23 he was rejecting a deal that would have required him to plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter while armed in exchange for a sentence limited to seven-and-a-half-to-10 years.  Fountain, 45, is charged with first-degree murder premeditated while armed, carrying a dangerous weapon outside a home or place of business with a prior felony conviction, and possession of a prohibited weapon. Read more »

Murder defendant, Rafeal Stevens, 40,  pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter before DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman on April 14.  Stevens was also convicted of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction for his involvement in the shooting of 50-year-old Aniekobo Umoh on Dec. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park accepted homicide defendant Robert Stringer’s guilty plea and right to waive trial on Jan. Read more »