Judge Juliet McKenna Archives - Page 7 of 21

Counsel Prepare for New Homicide Trial After Previous Conviction Overturned

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a trial readiness hearing for a re-opened murder case. Mark Beasley, 48, was sentenced to 30 years for first-degree murder while armed in the... Read More

Judge Sentences Manslaughter Defendant to 10 years in Prison

Details DC Superior Court Judge Juliet McKenna sentenced a homicide defendant to serve 10 years in prison. Philbert Griffith Jr., 20, was originally charged with second-degree murder while armed in the... Read More

Trial Prep Underway for 2016 Murder Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a trial readiness hearing for a homicide case that has been open since December 2016. Clinton Womack, is charged with first-degree murder while armed... Read More

Murder Defendant Still Awaiting Trial 4 Years Later

Details A DC Superior Court judge agreed to prioritize setting a trial date for a defendant who is charged with the death of a police officer in 2016. Dewayne Chatman is... Read More

Judge Takes Child Sex Abuse Defendant Off Home Confinement

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 17, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles |

Details A DC Superior Court judge lifted the home confinement order for a sex abuse defendant. The defendant is charged with felony first-degree child sexual abuse in a domestic violence case... Read More

Judge Denies Domestic Violence Defendant’s Release Request

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 11, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles |

Details A DC Superior Court judge denied a defendant’s request for release or placement into an inpatient drug treatment program. The defendant is charged with felony first-degree child sex abuse and... Read More

Judge Sets Another Preliminary Hearing for Homicide Defendant

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled another hearing to determine if a murder case has enough evidence to go to trial. Mohamed Goodwin , 34, is charged with second-degree murder... Read More

Homicide Defendant Files to Vacate Conviction

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a hearing to determine if a homicide defendant’s conviction should be overturned. In 2014, Cydrisse Alvin was sentenced to serve 35 years for felony... Read More

Global Plea Deal Available in Domestic Violence Case

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 9, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides |

Details A defense attorney in a domestic violence case said his client has recently expressed interest in a plea deal that would resolve multiple open cases. The defendant is charged with... Read More

Murder Defendant Pleads Guilty

Details During a Feb. 8 hearing that comes almost two years after a defendant was charged with first-degree murder while armed, a defendant pleaded down to a manslaughter charge. Keonte Johnson,... Read More

Murder Defendant Pleads Guilty

Details During a Feb. 8 hearing that comes almost two years after a defendant was charged with first-degree murder while armed, a defendant pleaded down to a manslaughter charge. Keonte Johnson,... Read More

Homicides Not Ready for Trial, Judge Says

Details DC Superior Court Judge Juliet McKenna said that two defendants charged with murder cannot be brought to trial yet in the aftermath of errors from the Department of Forensic Services.... Read More