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Judge Denies Defense Motion on DNA Testing in Murder Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge denied a defense motion in a murder case to conduct DNA testing and stop the prosecution from consuming DNA evidence in light of the Department... Read More

Defense Attorney in Murder Case Raises Concerns Over Conditions of Confinement

Details A murder defendant’s attorney raised concerns over the conditions in which her client is being held. Rashon Hall, 25, is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly shooting 22-year-old Joseph Simmons... Read More

Murder Defendant Unable to Attend Hearing Due to Quarantine

Details A murder defendant was unable to appear in court for a preliminary hearing to determine if his case has enough evidence to go to trial due to being in quarantine... Read More

Homicide Defendant Unable to Appear in Court Due to COVID Quarantine

Details A homicide defendant was unable to attend a preliminary hearing after being placed in quarantine due to possible exposure to COVID-19 at the DC Jail. Treavon Johnson, 24, is charged... Read More

Judge Denies Request to Amend Release Conditions for Woman Charged in Child’s Murder

Details A DC Superior Court judge denied a defense attorney’s request to allow her client, who is accused of killing her two-year-old child, to see her other children. Ta’jenna Eason is charged... Read More

No Consensus in Plea Negotiation for Armed Sex Abuse Case

By D.C. Witness Staff - March 29, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a March 29 hearing in a sex abuse case. The 43-year-old defendant is charged with first-degree sexual abuse while armed for allegedly forcing a... Read More

Judge Holds Murder Defendant During Initial Hearings

By D.C. Witness Staff - March 9, 2021
Featured | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details During initial hearings on March 9, DC Superior Court Judge Lloyd Nolan held a first-degree murder defendant. In total, there was one homicide defendant and four domestic violence defendants presented... Read More

Judge Holds Murder Defendant During Initial Hearings

By D.C. Witness Staff - March 9, 2021
Featured | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details During initial hearings on March 9, DC Superior Court Judge Lloyd Nolan held a first-degree murder defendant. In total, there was one homicide defendant and four domestic violence defendants presented... Read More

Judge Schedules Hearing for Homicide Defendant Undergoing Competency Restoration

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a hearing to give defense attorneys time to ask their client if she is willing to voluntarily take medication that could potentially restore her... Read More

Defendant in 2009 Child Sex Abuse Case Unlikely to Gain Competency, Judge Rules

Details After spending over a decade at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, a sex abuse defendant was found unlikely to become competent to stand trial in the foreseeable future. The defendant was charged... Read More

Murder Case has Substantial Probability, Judge Says

Details On Feb. 10, a D.C. Superior Court judge said a murder case has substantial probability. Twenty-six-year-old George Miller is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting Elias Flores,... Read More

Counsel Debates Murder Defendant’s Competency

Details Parties discussed how to proceed with a murder case after a judge rules that a murder defendant is still not mentally competent to stand trial more one year after her... Read More