Judge Milton Lee Archives - Page 17 of 23

Parties Await Competency Findings for Defendant Accused of Stabbing Father

Details A DC Superior court judge continued a murder defendant’s mental observation hearing as parties await findings on if he is competent to stand trial. Aaron Smith, 24, is charged with... Read More

Judge Moves Up Murder Trial

Details A DC Superior Court judge set a murder defendant’s trial to begin nearly a year earlier than what was previously scheduled. Clinton Womack is charged with first-degree murder while armed in... Read More

Judge Continues Status Hearing for Sex Abuse Defendant

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a June 22 status hearing for a sex abuse case. The 30-year-old defendant is charged with assault with intent to commit first-degree sexual abuse... Read More

Judge Continues Status Hearing for 2017 Murder Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a June 22 status hearing for a defendant charged in connection with a 2017 homicide. Tavon Davis is charged with second-degree murder while armed and... Read More

Judge Questions Prosecution on Delays in 2019 Murder Case Indictment

Details A DC Superior Court judge questioned a prosecutor on why a defendant, who was charged with murder in November 2019, is still waiting to be indicted. Twenty-four-year-old Tyrell Powell, also... Read More

Judge Sentences Homicide Defendant to Serve More than 8.5 Years

Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant to serve slightly over eight-and-a-half years for voluntary manslaughter while armed. Xavier Culbreth was initially charged with first-degree murder while armed for... Read More

Parties Await Judge’s Decision on Defense Motion to Suppress Evidence in Homicide Case

Details After hearing arguments on a defense motion to suppress evidence obtained during an investigation into a 2016 homicide, a DC Superior Court judge decided he would wait to make a... Read More

Second-Degree Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Deal

Details On June 9, a second-degree murder defendant rejected a plea offer from the prosecution. Karlos Kinney, 22, is charged with second-degree murder while armed in the shooting of 25-year-old Resha... Read More

Murder Defendants to Go Back to Trial in 2022

Details Over two years after a mistrial was declared in the case of a transgender woman’s death, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled the two defendants to go before a jury... Read More

Judge Releases All But One Domestic Violence Defendant During Initial Hearings

By Isabel “Izzy” Angeli [former] - June 7, 2021
Daily Stories | Featured | Suspects |

Details On June 5, 22 defendants were brought before DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee for initial hearings. Three domestic violence defendants are charged with simple assault. Two of them were... Read More

Homicide Defendant Pleads Guilty

Details A defendant charged in connection with an October homicide entered a guilty plea. Tyrone Brown, 64, was initially charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection to the shooting death... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea Deal

Details On June 1, a murder defendant rejected a plea offer. Diquan Lucas is charged with second-degree murder while armed in the shooting of 33-year-old Brian Tyrell Butler on Nov. 21,... Read More