A DC Superior Court judge found a defendant charged in connection with two homicides mentally incompetent to stand trial. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge modified the release conditions of two brothers charged with murder currently living in Georgia. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge allowed two recently opened obstruction of justice cases to be included in an upcoming murder trial. Read more »

After being arraigned on six counts, a murder defendant was appointed a new attorney due to reported conflict between him and his former lawyer. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge granted, in part, a defense attorney’s motion to withdraw from a sex abuse case. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge continued a hearing for a first-degree murder case to give the new defense attorney more time to work on the case. Read more »

This case has been acquitted. Read more »

On June 16, a DC Superior Court judge appointed new counsel for a homicide defendant. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge dismissed the cases against two defendants charged in connection with a triple homicide that happened last year after ruling they did not have enough evidence to go to trial. Read more »

April 13 marked the second day of a hearing to determine if a triple homicide case has enough evidence to go to trial. Read more »

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A defense attorney appeared as retained counsel, or counsel a murder defendant already hired for legal matters, in a case regarding a structure fire that resulted in two deaths.  James Walker, 61, is charged with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection to the deaths of 40-year-old Fitsum Getachew Kebede and nine-year-old Yafet Solomen at the 700 block of Kennedy Street, NW. Read more »

During closing arguments of a jury trial, a prosecutor asked the jury not to decide a murder defendant's fate based on doubts that come from speculation. Read more »