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Judge Gives Prosecutors A Week to Turn in All Material to Defense

Details During a Nov. 3 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt got frustrated after the prosecution failed to turn over all evidence to the defense before redacting it from court... Read More

Defendant Pleads Not Guilty to First-Degree Murder

Details During an Oct. 20 hearing, a murder defendant pleaded not guilty to three counts connected to a murder in 2021. Mussye Rezene, 29, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder... Read More

After Being Confined for 7 Years, Judge Reschedules Trial Date for Murder Defendant

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun set a new trial date for a murder defendant who has spent 7 years in pretrial confinement. Stanley Moghalu, 35, is charged with first-degree... Read More

New Date Set for Retrial in Murder Case

Details A murder defendant gets a new date for his retrial. Chad Hawthorne, 41, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, possessing a firearm during a crime of violence and unlawful... Read More

Judge Denies Defendant’s Request for New Counsel in 2018 Drive-By Shooting

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun addressed several attorneys’ motions to withdraw and potential counsel conflicts in a 2018 drive-by shooting case. Codefendants Qujuan Thomas, 23, and Gregory Taylor, 26,... Read More

Parties Prepare for New Murder Trial Following Successful Appeal

Details A judge scheduled a murder defendant to go to trial again in January 2023 after the DC Court of Appeals reversed his convictions. In October 2017, a jury found Stanley... Read More

Defense Counsel Seeks Release of Murder Defendants

Details The defense counsel for three murder defendants are seeking to have their clients released from custody. Co-defendants Nelfy Hernandez, 18, Deandre Levy, 20, and Trey Prillerman, 17, are charged with... Read More

Judge Orders Competency Screening for Convicted Sex Abuse Defendant

Details A DC Superior Court judge delayed a June 4 sentencing hearing for a sex abuse case at the defense’s request. In January 2020, Jamar Tillman was convicted in a court... Read More

Sex Abuse Case Continues, Giving Parties More Time to Decide Sentencing Details

By D.C. Witness Staff - March 17, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a March 16 hearing in a post-conviction sex abuse case, so parties could decide on the best time frame for sentencing and if it should... Read More

A Felony Defendant Says He Wants to Represent Himself

By D.C. Witness Staff - October 14, 2020
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details A felony defendant who waived his right to counsel in September says he won’t accept an attorney advisor. Anthony Braxton was charged with assault with intent to kill while armed... Read More

Defendant Says He Wants to Represent Himself

By D.C. Witness Staff - September 10, 2020
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details On Sept. 10, a felony defendant waived his right to counsel in favor of representing himself. Anthony Braxton is charged with assault with intent to kill while armed, aggravated assault... Read More

Preliminary Hearing Scheduled for Suspects of 11-year-old’s Murder

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a preliminary hearing to determine if a murder case has enough has enough evidence to go to trial. Co-defendants Carlo General, Christian Wingfield and... Read More