Judge Neal Kravitz Archives - Page 2 of 23

Domestic Homicide Case to Go to Trial in 2023

Details A man charged with manslaughter in his father’s death was scheduled to go to trial next year. On Sept. 11, 2020, 49-year-old Stephen Macgruder was fatally shot in his apartment... Read More

Prosecutor Hopes to Indict Murder Defendant by End of March

Details A prosecutor in a murder case is aiming to indict the defendant by the end of March. On January 30, 2021, Brenea Franklin, 33, was stabbed in the neck on... Read More

Judge Reschedules Murder Trial to Begin Sooner

Details Parties in a murder case agreed to reschedule the defendants’ trial to begin approximately one month earlier. Co-defendants Tony Morgan and Martinez Raynor are accused of traveling to a holiday market... Read More

Convicted Child Sex Abuse Defendant Says He ‘Can’t Explain What Happened’ During Sentencing

Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a man to prison for sexually abusing a family member when she was approximately nine years old. During the proceedings, a prosecutor spoke to... Read More

Jury Returns Partial Verdict in Murder Trial

Details After approximately five days of deliberations, a jury returned a partial verdict in a murder trial. Tony McClam faced multiple charges in reference to the fatal shooting of 11-year-old Karon... Read More

Trial Concludes with Parties Presenting Opposing Theories on Evening of Deadly Shooting

Details After a two-week delay and multiple other complications along the way, a trial centered on an 11-year-old’s fatal shooting wrapped up with parties delivering their closing arguments before the case... Read More

Judge Sentences Child Sex Abuse Convict to 12 Years in Prison

Details A DC Superior Court judge imposed a 12-year sentence for a defendant who pleaded guilty to three counts of second-degree child sex abuse. Ellisante Ewing was charged with first-degree child... Read More

Murder Trial Suspended Right Before Closing Arguments Due to Defendant’s Positive COVID-19 Test

Details A murder trial was put on hold after the defendant tested positive for COVID-19. The situation unfolded in a few hours on Dec. 21 during what was anticipated to be... Read More

Judge Requests Motion for Subpoena for Competency Records for Sexual Assault Defendant Who Was Released

Details Parties discussed how to proceed with a sex abuse case after the defendant was released from a civil commitment by the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) in August. The defendant... Read More

Defendant Accused of Murdering 11-Year-Old Takes the Stand at Trial

Details The man accused of murdering 11-year-old Karon Brown one summer evening in Naylor Gardens took to the witness stand to testify in his own defense at trial. The defendant, Tony... Read More

Prosecution Calls Final Witnesses in Murder Trial

Details Prosecutors called their final witnesses to the stand during a trial for the fatal shooting of 11-year-old Karon Brown. Tony McClam is on trial for first-degree murder while armed in... Read More

Prosecutor Gives Update on Indictment Progress in Murder Case as Defense Requests Release

Details A defense attorney in a murder case requested his client’s release from DC Jail, citing the facility’s conditions as well as the lack of an indictment more than 17 months... Read More