Parties Prepare for Sex Abuse Trial
A DC Superior Court judge heard arguments on two motions in a sex abuse case set for trial later this month. The defendant, a former Catholic priest, is charged with two…
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A DC Superior Court judge heard arguments on two motions in a sex abuse case set for trial later this month. The defendant, a former Catholic priest, is charged with two…
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A murder defendant will remain held at DC Jail following the denial of his release request. John Philogene is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 34-year-old Evan…
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A sex abuse case is set to go to trial in April. The defendant is charged with two counts of first-degree sex abuse, assault with intent to commit first-degree sex…
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A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a domestic violence defendant indicted on five charges to be tried in front of a jury in November 2022. The defendant is charged with…
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A judge denied a defense attorney’s oral motion to dismiss a murder case currently awaiting indictment. Nijinsky Dix, 38, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the shooting of…
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A DC Superior Court judge disqualified the Public Defender Service (PDS) from representing a defendant in a reopened murder case. In 2017, Eugene Burns was convicted of first-degree murder while…
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A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a non-jury trial for a sex abuse case. In 2019, the defendant was convicted of multiple counts of second-degree child sex abuse. He was…
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A hearing to determine if a murder case has enough evidence to go to trial was postponed after the defense argued that the prosecution was unprepared to go forward with…
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A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a man for two misdemeanor sexual abuse charges. In June, Quentin Mercer was charged with misdemeanor sexual abuse on the accusation that he groped…
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A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a trial for a defendant charged in the death of an 81-year-old man. Tyrone Williams was charged with assault with intent to commit armed…
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A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a murder defendant to 40 years in prison. In February 2020, a jury found Herman Cook, Jr. guilty of first-degree murder while armed in…
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A DC Superior Court judge denied release requests from defense attorneys in a murder case, who voiced concerns over how their clients are being treated at DC Jail. Delonta Stevenson,…
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