A murder defendant had a bond review hearing scheduled as he awaits a ruling on an emergency motion for release due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Romiel Hightower, 29, is charged with first degree murder while armed for his alleged role in the shooting of 27-year-old Jamal Bandy on the 1300 block of Congress Street, SE, on July 21, 2019.  Hightower’s defense attorney, Jason Tulley, filed an emergency motion for release on March 23 citing the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

During what would have been the first day of a murder trial, a DC Superior Court judge ruled to dismiss the case without prejudice due to the prosecution’s failure to hand over evidence.  Keith Archie, 39, is charged with second-degree murder while armed and tampering with evidence for allegedly stabbing Demond Marcel Rush on the 3600 block of 22nd Street, SE in 2017.  More than 1,000 pages of documents of evidence in the case were made available to the prosecution two weeks ago, but counsel failed to turn the documents over to the defense until the night before trial. It is not clear what the documents contained. Read more »

During the continuation of a motion hearing on Feb. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge allowed the prosecution to present evidence would provide detail to interactions a murder defendant's had before a man was stabbed. Read more »

Instead of selecting a jury Jan. Read more »

A judge denied Jan. Read more »

During a trial readiness hearing Jan. Read more »

During an status hearing Jan. Read more »

A DC Superior Court Judge ordered a prosecutor to hand over the identities of five witnesses to the defense attorney of a murder defendant.  Tony S. Read more »

During a trial readiness hearing Nov. Read more »

A murder defendant’s defense counsel requested that the prosecution release all evidence to avoid delaying trial.  Tony S. Read more »

A murder defendant's newly appointed defense attorney told a judge May 13  that she received evidence from her client’s previous attorney. Read more »

During a status hearing April 11, a DC Superior Court judge granted a motion for a defense attorney to withdraw from a murder case. Read more »

With nearly two weeks until a murder defendant’s trial begins, he chose to waive his right to new counsel amid a potential conflict of interest. Read more »

On Feb. Read more »