On April 5, three homicide co-defendants were sentenced after agreeing to a plea deal before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan.  Nelfy Hernandez, 20, Trey Prillerman, 20 and Deandre Levy, 22, were originally charged with first-degree murder while armed, and three counts of assault with intent to kill, among other charges, in the shooting of 17-year-old Taijhon Wyatt, Jr. Read more »

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On July 5, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan ruled that a defense lawyer must withdraw from participating in a three defendant homicide case. Read more »

During a June 14 motions hearing, prosecution and defense attorneys in a homicide case presented different views of the evidence. Read more »

During a status hearing for a homicide case on May 31, scheduling conflicts arose with both the defense and prosecution delaying proceedings.  Nelfy Hernandez, 19, DeAndre Levy, 21, and Trey Prillerman, 19, are charged with first-degree murder in relation to a homicide on the 5500 block of 9th S. Read more »

On May 25, 19-year-old Nelfy Hernandez shocked his two co-defendants when he rejected a plea offer from prosecutors at the last second, because attorneys on both sides thought they had a deal. Read more »

At a status hearing on March 3, a defendant in a homicide case waived his right to conflict free representation after his attorney served as representation for one of the witnesses’ mothers.  Eighteen-year-old Nelfy Hernandez, 20-year-old DeAndre Levy and 18-year-old Trey Prillerman, are charged with first-degree murder in relation to a mass shooting on the 5500 block of 9th Street, NW on Aug. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a trial for three co-defendants charged in connection with a deadly drive-by shooting.   The three, 18-year-old Nelfy Hernandez, 20-year-old DeAndre Levy and 18-year-old Trey Prillerman, are accused of firing into a group of teenagers on the 5500 block of 9th Street, NW, on Aug. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge denied defense attorneys' requests for the release of three teenage murder defendants. Read more »

The defense counsel for three murder defendants are seeking to have their clients released from custody. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge denied a defense motion to reconsider re-opening a previous preliminary hearing that was held earlier this year to determine if a murder case has enough evidence to go to trial. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge will reconsider a homicide defendant’s pretrial release, per the prosecution’s request.Nelfy Hernandez, 17, and his two co-defendants are charged with first-degree murder while armed for their alleged roles in the death of 17-year-old Taijhon Wyatt, Jr. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge found that a murder case with three teenage defendants has enough evidence to go to trial after a three-day preliminary hearing.  The co-defendants, 17-year-old Nelfy Hernandez, 16-year-old Trey Prillerman and 19-year-old Deandre Levy, are charged with first-degree murder while armed for their alleged roles in the death of 17-year-old Taijhon Wyatt, Jr. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge vacated a March 19 preliminary hearing for three teenage murder Defendants.  Co-defendants Trey Prillerman, 16, Nelfy Hernandez, 17, and Deandre Levy, 19, are charged with first-degree murder while armed for their alleged roles in the shooting of 17 -year-old Taijhon Wyatt, Jr.  The three are accused of shooting blindly into a crowd of juveniles on Aug. Read more »

A decision on whether a murder case has enough evidence to go to trial came nearer as parties delivered their closing arguments on March 8. Read more »