Judge Neal Kravitz Archives

Prosecution Prepares To Retry Defendant for Murder of Best Friend

Details During an April 5 court proceeding, the prosecution asked for a continuance to finish reviewing four to five hundred documents related to a murder retrial. Eugene Burns, 31, is charged... Read More

After Sentencing Hearing Confirms Defendant Reported to Federal Correctional Institution

Details A hearing held in child sex abuse case confirmed a defendant’s arrival at Federal Correctional Institution. Raymond Diggs, 37, was originally charged with five counts of first-degree child sex abuse,... Read More

Judge Sentences Child Sex Offender to 24 Months in Prison

Details After two days of sentencing, a judge sentenced a man convicted of child sex abuse to two years in prison. Raymond Diggs, 37, was originally charged with five counts of... Read More

Judge Sentences Defendant in Homicide Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz sentenced a defendant in connection to a 2020 homicide James Flemings is charged with second degree murder while armed in connection with the fatal shooting... Read More

Case Dismissed: Judge Changes Murder Defendant’s Release Conditions

Details Editor’s note: The case against Kenneil Cole was dismissed on Feb. 1, 2023. DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted a homicide defendant’s motion to modify release conditions from weekly... Read More

Homicide Defendant Demands New Attorneys

Details In a July 26 hearing, a homicide defendant demanded new attorneys. Daryl Thompson, 33, also known as Darryl Tompkims, is indicted on 14 charges, including two counts of first-degree murder... Read More

Homicide Defendant Refuses to Stay in Hearing, Demands New Attorneys

Details A homicide defendant refused to proceed with a June 27 status conference unless the judge agreed to appoint him new attorneys. Daryl Thompson, also known as Darryl Tompkims, is indicted... Read More

Judge Denies Release in Domestic Violence Case

By Chloe Wayne [former] , Dylan Berman [former] - June 9, 2022
Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | Victims |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz denied a request for release from a defendant accused of shooting a woman in a vehicle during a dispute. The 21-year-old defendant was indicted... Read More

Defendant Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting Woman in Her Apartment

Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant on felony sex abuse charges for forcing himself on a woman in her Kingman Park neighborhood apartment. Richard Goodwin came to the... Read More

Case Acquitted: Man Arraigned on Murder, Firearms Charges in Reference to Brookland Shooting

Details This case was acquitted on Nov. 9, 2022. A DC Superior Court judge arraigned a defendant on charges of second-degree murder while armed, possessing a firearm during a crime of... Read More

Murder Victim’s Sibling Speaks at Sentencing

Details A woman implored a DC Superior Court judge to impose a harsher sentence than what was outlined in the plea deal for the man convicted of killing her brother. On... Read More

Plea Offer Under Consideration in Manslaughter Case

Details A man charged for his alleged role in a fatal stabbing that his counsel has described as self-defense received a plea offer from the prosecution. On April 10, 2020, police... Read More