A DC Superior Court judge scheduled trial dates for two co-defendants charged in connection with a 2017 homicide.  Antonio Upshaw, 31, and Gabriel Brown, 33, are charged with first-degree murder while armed in the shooting of 24-year-old Tyrone Johnson during an alleged robbery gone wrong on March 10, 2017, on the 2300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, SE.  Upshaw has been held since December 2017.  “Arrested over three years ago for an incident that happened over four years ago,” said Upshaw’s attorney, Ronald Resetarits, “I would like a lock in a trial date.” Brown has been held since March 2019. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge continued a status hearing to give defense counsel time to contact the case judge about his motion to withdraw.  In February 2020, a jury found 34-year-old Mason Binion guilty of first-degree murder while armed in the shooting of 21 year-old Michael Francis Taylor on the 600 block of Farragut Street, NW on June 22, 2008.  Binion is being held at DC Jail as he waits to be sentenced. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a status hearing for a convicted murder defendant who has motioned for a new trial. Read more »

On July 2, a judge granted a request to remove a defendant's GPS monitoring device after the victim moved out of the area. Read more »

A man thought to be homeless was almost taken off of GPS monitoring by a judge when he admitted that he has had a home from the beginning. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge denied June 8 a murder defendant’s request to replace his attorney and for release.  Gabriel Brown is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Tyrone Johnson, 24 on the 2300 block of Pennsylvania Ave, SE. Read more »

A murder defendant refused to attend his hearing on May 28 Jonathan Winston, 30, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the shooting deaths of 26-year-old Sean Shuler, 26-year-old Javon Abney and 24-year-old Tyrik Hagood on the 1500 block of Fort Davis Place, SE.  Kevin Irving, Winston's defense attorney, was able to waive the defendant's presence at the hearing because Winston would not to leave his cell. Read more »

A judge denied release for a murder defendant accused of a triple homicide despite pandemic concerns. Read more »

During a status hearing on Feb. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge will wait until an indictment is handed down to begin trial. Read more »

A judge ordered Feb. Read more »

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A team of defense attorneys said a prosecutor was coercing witnesses and obstructing justice in a murder case. Read more »

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During a felony status conference Oct. Read more »