Judge Robert Okun Archives - Page 15 of 26

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun presided over a July 22 status hearing where a homicide defendant rejected a plea deal. Gary Rush, 40, is charged with second- degree murder... Read More

Judge Gives Prosecution Time for Indictment, Continues Hearing

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun continued a felony status conference. Christian Monge, 25, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing 31-year-old Brittanie Clark. The case was... Read More

Prosecutor Expects Indictment For Murder Case in 3-Months

Details The prosecution announced that an indictment was expected for a murder defendant. Marcus Isom, 42, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing his 67-year-old uncle, Michael Stover,... Read More

Judge Denies Release for Former D.C. Police Officer Charged With Child Sex Abuse

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun denied releasing a former Metropolitan Police Department officer on July 18. He also rescheduled the officer’s preliminary hearing. A former Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)... Read More

Jury Finds Co-Defendants in 2018 Drive-By Shooting Guilty on All Charges

Details On July 18, after a month-long trial and a week of deliberations, the jury for a 2018 homicide trial unanimously found the two defendants guilty on all charges. Saquan Williams,... Read More

Case Acquitted: Judge Presides over Motion Hearing For Murder Defendant

Details Sutton was acquitted of murder and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence on March 23, 2023. DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun heard arguments from both parties... Read More

Jury Delivers Partial Verdict in 2018 Drive-By Shooting Trial

Details A jury found one co-defendant guilty of multiple charges including first-degree murder as it returned a partial verdict in a month-long murder trial. Saquan Williams, 20, and Quincy Garvin, 22,... Read More

Parties Request More Time to Test and Review DNA Evidence in 2020 Homicide Robbery Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun granted parties more time to conduct additional DNA testing in a murder case. Nathaniel Bates, 37, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for... Read More

Man Turns Himself in Twice After Stabbing Pregnant Daughter’s Sexual Abuser

Details Huey Bandy, 51, was charged with first-degree murder, however Judge Robert Okun lowered the potential charge to second-degree-murder due to not enough probable cause for the former charge. On June... Read More

Judge Grants Continuance Sentencing

Details Defense counsel for a man convicted of murder requested a continuance July 11, so he could consult with his client on whether the defendant would like to withdraw his guilty... Read More

Judge Denies Defendant’s Request for New Counsel in 2018 Drive-By Shooting

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun addressed several attorneys’ motions to withdraw and potential counsel conflicts in a 2018 drive-by shooting case. Codefendants Qujuan Thomas, 23, and Gregory Taylor, 26,... Read More

Parties in Co-Defendant Murder Trial Deliver Closing Arguments

By Lauren Tepper [former] - July 8, 2022
Court | Homicides | Shooting |

Details A co-defendant murder trial concludes with parties delivering their closing arguments before the case was handed to the jury. Co-defendants Saquan Williams, 20, and Quincy Garvin, 22, are charged with... Read More