A mass shooting defendant argued his counsel was ineffective and motioned for a new trial before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun in a hearing on March 17.  Antonio Murchison, 32, and Mark Price, 30, were convicted by a jury on Sept. Read more »

Pretrial motions arguments continued in a six-codefendant trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on March 12.  William Johnson-Lee, 22, Erwin Dubose, 30, Kamar Queen, 27, and Damonta Thompson, 28, are charged with conspiracy, two counts of premeditated first-degree murder while armed with aggravating circumstances, two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, and three counts of assault with significant bodily injury while armed, for their involvement in the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 31-year-old Donnetta Dyson, 24-year-old Keenan Baxter, and 37-year-old Johnny Joyner.  Dubose, Queen, and Johnson-Lee each have nine additional counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. Read more »

Parties discussed the prosecution’s motion to admit six co-defendant’s prior words and actions suggesting violence in a homicide trial from March 3 to 6 before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz.  William Johnson-Lee, 22, Erwin Dubose, 30, Kamar Queen, 27, and Damonta Thompson, 28, are charged with conspiracy, two counts of premeditated first-degree murder while armed with aggravating circumstances, two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, and three counts of assault with significant bodily injury while armed, for their involvement in the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 31-year-old Donnetta Dyson, 24-year-old Keenan Baxter, and 37-year-old Johnny Joyner.  Dubose, Queen, and Johnson-Lee each have nine additional counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park appointed new counsel for a homicide defendant after his two lawyers withdrew on Feb. Read more »

During closing statements for a fatal shooting, the defense complained that the prosecution was wasting the jury’s time before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park denied a request that a co-defendant be acquitted during a homicide trial on Feb. Read more »

The lead detective testified that clothing worn by the defendants ties them to a homicide during trial on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun sentenced a manslaughter defendant to eight years of incarceration, despite the victim’s family’s disapproval and his own “reservations” about the relatively lenient plea deal, during a hearing on Dec. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan delayed a defendant’s probation revocation on Oct. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan delayed a probable cause ruling in a jail stabbing case following a hearing on Oct. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno sentenced a carjacking defendant, who avoided court for seven years, to two years of incarceration on Oct. Read more »

A defendant pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Oct. Read more »

The prosecution rebutted the closing statements of defense attorneys for Antonio Murchison and Mark Price before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Aug. Read more »

Two murder co-defendants pleaded not guilty to all charges during an arraignment on Aug. Read more »

Defense counsel provided closing arguments for three co-defendants in a mass shooting trial before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Aug. Read more »