Judge Neal Kravitz Archives - Page 3 of 23

Amid Release Requests, Plea Offer for Murder Defendants Remains on the Table

Details Prosecutors are keeping a plea deal for two murder co-defendants on the table until the next status hearing in January. In the meantime, the defendants’ lawyers are seeking their clients’... Read More

Trial for Man Accused of Murdering 11-Year-Old Begins

Details Parties delivered their opening arguments in a trial for the man accused of fatally shooting an 11-year-old boy. Tony McClam is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the death... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Murder Case Involving Woman’s Disappearance in 2010

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a trial for a murder case in which the victim has yet to be found. Isaac Moye is charged with second-degree murder in the... Read More

Sex Abuse Defendant Requests New Attorney

Details A sex abuse defendant requested a new attorney. The defendant is charged with first-degree sex abuse while armed for allegedly forcing himself into a woman’s car on the 3200 block... Read More

Plans Change for Murder Trial After New Lawyer Joins Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge rescheduled a murder trial to begin approximately one month later to accommodate a second defense lawyer who was recently appointed. James Mayfield and Robert Moses,... Read More

Homicide Victim’s Father Asks for Harsher Sentencing Guidelines

Details A homicide victim’s father asked a DC Superior Court judge for the man now convicted of killing his son to face a harsher sentence than that outlined in his plea... Read More

Judge Addresses Parties’ Requests for Upcoming Murder Trial

Details Parties made last-minute evidence arguments ahead of an upcoming murder trial. Tony McClam, 31, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the shooting of 11-year-old Karon Brown on July... Read More

Judge Sentences Sex Abuse Defendant to Serve 2.5 Years

Details A DC Superior Court judge accepted a plea deal and sentenced a sex abuse defendant to serve two-and-a-half years in prison. Joseph Howard pleaded guilty to third-degree sex abuse for... Read More

Defendant Requests Additional Counsel Ahead of Murder Trial

Details A defense attorney requested the appointment of additional counsel ahead of an upcoming murder trial. James Mayfield and Robert Moses are charged with first-degree murder while armed in the death... Read More

Detective Finishes Testimony During Preliminary Hearing for Murder Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge found probable cause in a murder case, ruling that it has enough evidence to go to trial. Bernard Matthews, 42, is charged with second-degree murder... Read More

Defense Requests Murder Defendant’s Release Due To Jail Conditions

Details The attorney for a defendant charged in the death of Unique Harris, who went missing in 2010, requested his client’s release due to the conditions at DC Jail. Isaac Moye,... Read More

Judge Denies Defense Motion on DNA Testing in Murder Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge denied a defense motion in a murder case to conduct DNA testing and stop the prosecution from consuming DNA evidence in light of the Department... Read More