Two co-defendants pleaded not guilty to a formal reading of their charges stemming from a nonfatal shooting before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on June 6.  Demarco Hayes, 22, and Donte Bennett, 27, are charged with assault with intent to kill while armed, carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business, four counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, and aggravated assault knowingly while armed. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park denied a homicide defendant’s request for release in a detention hearing on April 2. Read more »

A friend's murder may have triggered a revenge killing according to evidence in a murder case argued before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on March 28.  Michael Wells, 53, is charged with 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 »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan allowed March 21 a stabbing defendant to continue working past his curfew under new conditions of release. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson denied a homicide defendant’s modified release request on March 7.  Alfred Paulino-Del Rosario, 21, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in a shooting that killed 21-year-old Jhonathan Guzman Hernandez on Dec. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz considered release modifications for non-fatal shooting co-defendants on March 7. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur granted a carjacking co-defendant’s request to remove his GPS monitor on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun sentenced Reginald Hughes, 29, to 10 years of incarceration and five years of supervised release on Jan. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan released a stabbing defendant allegedly involved in a jealous quarrel, during a hearing on Jan. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson found probable cause that a defendant was the perpetrator in a homicide during a Jan. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian sentenced a carjacking defendant to 20 years total on Nov. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein granted the defense’s motion to continue trial for a shooting defendant on Nov. 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 Okun granted release for a shooting defendant on Oct. Read more »

A carjacking defendant’s request to modify his release conditions was denied on Oct. Read more »