Judge Neal Kravitz Archives - Page 8 of 23

Judge Holds Homicide Defendant Following Probable Cause Ruling

Details A DC Superior Court judge decided to continue holding a homicide defendant at DC Jail following an earlier ruling that the case against him has enough evidence to go to... Read More

Sex Abuse Defendant Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison

Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a sex abuse defendant to six years in prison. In January, Anthony Faucette pleaded guilty to assault with intent to commit first-degree sexual abuse... Read More

Cousins Charged With Murder Will Have Separate Trials

Details A DC Superior Court judge severed the cases of two cousins charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old boy. Cousins Kurt and Demonte Hewitt, 21 and 19,... Read More

Defense Attorney Withdraws From 2019 Homicide Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge granted a defense attorney’s motion to withdraw from a 2019 homicide case on Aug. 3. Terrance Prue is charged with first-degree murder while armed for... Read More

Judge Rules Fatal Stabbing Case Has Enough Evidence to Go to Trial

Details A DC Superior Court judge ruled that a homicide case has enough evidence to go to trial. James Lewis is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing 30-year-old... Read More

Murder Defendant Held After Two-Day Preliminary Hearing

Details On July 30, a two-day preliminary hearing concluded with a DC Superior Court judge ruling that a homicide case has enough evidence to go to trial. Ronnie Melson, 40, is... Read More

Fatal Stabbing Case to Go Before Jury in 2022

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a jury trial for a murder case. Read More

Judge Says Domestic Violence Defendant ‘Has Great Promise’ During Sentencing

Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a domestic violence defendant to three years in prison. Delonte Peters was originally charged with kidnapping. According to the prosecution, on May 9, 2020,... Read More

Jury Finds Defendants Guilty of Murder

Details A jury found two co-defendants guilty of murder in the first homicide trial to come to the DC Superior Court in more than one year. Read More

Closing Arguments Begin in Murder Trial

Details July 21 marked the first day of closing arguments in a murder trial. Nyekemia Everett, 35, and Malik Hewitt, 41, are charged with first-degree murder while armed in the death... Read More

FBI Agent, Forensic Crime Scene Specialist Among Prosecution’s Witnesses in Murder Trial

Details The prosecution called four witnesses to testify at a murder trial on July 8. Nyekemia Everett, 35, and Malik Hewitt, 41, are charged with first-degree murder while armed in the... Read More

Officer’s Testimony in Murder Trial Cut Short

Details On July 7, DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz adjourned proceedings in a murder trial after a fire alarm in the courthouse interrupted witness testimony. Read More