DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz deemed a stabbing defendant mentally competent to stand trial in a hearing on June 18 while keeping him institutionalized. Read more »

An ex-girlfriend and a one-time foster sister of the defendant both testified in a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on June 16. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz alerted parties in a stabbing case that the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) found the defendant mentally competent during a hearing on May 29.  Corey Bridges, 31, is charged with assault with intent to kill while armed, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, aggravated assault knowingly while armed, assault with a dangerous weapon, threatening to kidnap or injure a person, and tampering with physical evidence for his alleged involvement in a stabbing on June 7, 2025 on the 1400 block of Morse Street, NE. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson denied a request to modify release conditions for a homicide defendant during a status hearing on May 1. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz ordered a full mental competency examination for a stabbing defendant who voiced that he does not understand his case on April 30. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park granted a prosecutor’s request to test footprint evidence from a 2005 homicide during a motion hearing on April 23.  Michael Wells, 54, is charged with premeditated first-degree murder while armed, second-degree murder while armed, two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, tampering with physical evidence, and arson. Read more »

A stabbing defendant told DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz he fired his attorneys and would like to represent himself on April 9. Read more »

Despite strong objections from the prosecution, DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park granted the defense request to delay a homicide trial on April 8. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz ordered a mental competency screening for a stabbing defendant on April 3. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman sentenced a shooting defendant to two-and-a-half years in prison on March 27 for shooting 26 times at his extended family members in a car.  Amonte Moody, 20, pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon, attempted assault with a dangerous weapon, and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for firing into a vehicle on the 1700 block of Independence Avenue, SE on April 22, 2024. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park denied a homicide defendant’s fifth motion to delay trial on March 13.  Samuel Mack, 59, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, carrying a pistol without a license, and possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 35-year-old Erica Ward on Dec. Read more »

Prosecutors said they would rescind a plea offer for a stabbing suspect after he failed to decide on the deal at the fourth consecutive hearing on the matter before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on March 11. Read more »

A stabbing defendant said his actions were justified while disputing a plea deal for the third time before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on March 6. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur heard requests for severance in a three co-defendant carjacking case on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz delayed sentencing for a homicide defendant so that he could finish high school at the DC Jail in a hearing on March 6.  On April 24, 2025, Caleb Padilla, 20, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter while armed for his involvement in the fatal shooting of 31-year-old Damion Hill on Dec. Read more »