DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz sentenced a homicide defendant to seven-and-a-half years of imprisonment on July 11. Read more »

DC Superior Judge Deborah Israel paused court proceedings to review the legality of a plea offer extended by the prosecution on July 11. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park denied multiple defense motions that would suppress the prosecution’s accumulation of evidence leading up to a three co-defendant trial on June 27. Read more »

Shooting co-defendants waived their rights to independent evidence testing in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on June 27. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan is considering whether to allow a mother-and-son duo to withdraw their guilty pleas in connection with a fatal 2021 shooting. Read more »

A defendant waived his right to independently test DNA evidence in front of DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on June 20. Read more »

Editor's Note: Tyshay Moore was acquitted of all charges by a jury on May 2, 2025. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park allowed a homicide co-defendant to complete his sentence at the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) during a status hearing on April 29. Read more »

Editor's Note: Tyshay Moore was acquitted of all charges by a jury on May 2, 2025. Read more »

Editor's Note: Tyshay Moore was acquitted of all charges by a jury on May 2, 2025. Read more »

Editor's Note: Tyshay Moore was acquitted of all charges by a jury on May 2, 2025. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson delayed a jury trial in a shooting to allow time to discuss the prosecution’s motion to suppress testimony from a defense witness on April 21. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park denied multiple motions for severance requested by three homicide co-defendants in a high profile case on April 2.  Johnny Wilkins, 34, Marcel Gavin, 37, Kharee Jackson, 31, Earl Robinson, 32, and Darryl Little, 30, are charged with three counts of first-degree murder while armed, premeditated first-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, three counts of robbery while armed, nine counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and conspiracy for their alleged involvement in a mass shooting that resulted in the death of 21-year-old Albert Smith, Jr. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson heard testimony from a detective regarding the victim’s recollection of a shooting incident during a March 21 hearing.  Tyshay Moore, 27, and Javonee Jackson, 25, are charged with assault with intent to kill while armed, four counts of possession of a firearm during crime of violence, aggravated assault knowingly while armed, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, conspiracy, and simple assault for their alleged involvement in a shooting that injured one individual. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson is weighing prosecution and defense motions related to admissible evidence in a non-fatal shooting trial on March 8.   Tyshay Moore, 27, and Javonee Jackson, 25, are charged with assault with intent to kill while armed, four counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, aggravated assault knowingly while armed, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, conspiracy, and simple assault in connection to a nonfatal shooting on May 10, 2023 on the 700 block of 7th Street, NW.  Judge Dayson took under advisement a motion filed from Moore's defense attorney, Hannah Claudio to suppress tangible evidence from shell casings found at the crime scene which Claudio said did not match a recovered firearm. Read more »