Makiyah Wilson Archives - Page 7 of 10

Trial Put On Hold to Address Proposed Evidence Exhibits

Details On Feb. 27, the jury trial for six defendants charged in a fatal drive-by shooting was put on hold, so counsel could discuss issues with proposed exhibits from the prosecution. ... Read More

Officer Testifies to Being Berated By Murder Defendants

Details A Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer testified on day four of a 6 co-defendant murder trial that he was berated by defendants and other individuals while patrolling the Wellington Park... Read More

Witness Says She Was Coerced Into Giving Prosecution Answers

Details A witness who knows the murder defendants from spending time at a trap house where they frequent resumed her testimony Feb. 22 by refuting statements she previously said during the... Read More

Witness Testifies About the Day A Drive-by Shooting Killed Her 10-Year-Old Sister

Details The prosecution called several witnesses to try to convince the jury that only a guilty verdict was just in a case involving the murder of a 10-year-old girl. Gregory Taylor,... Read More

Attorneys Deliver Opening Statements After Four Year Delay

Details Trial is finally underway, almost five years after the murder of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson. Gregory Taylor, 27, Quentin Michals, 25, Qujuan Thomas, 24, Darrise Jeffers, 23, Isaiah Murchison, 23, and... Read More

Jurors Selected for Trial on 10 Year Old’s Murder

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun scheduled opening statements to begin on Feb. 16 after more than a week of jury selection. Qujuan Thomas, 24, Quentin Michals, 25, Marquell Cobbs, 21,... Read More

Jury Selection Continues A Week After it Began

Details The jury selection for six co-defendants charged with allegedly shooting a 10-year-old girl is still going on. Qujuan Thomas, 24, Quentin Michals, 25, Marquell Cobbs, 21, Darrise Jeffers, 23, Isaiah... Read More

Jury Selection Continues for Murder Trial

Details The jury selection for six of nine co-defendants charged in the murder of a 10-year-old girl is scheduled to continue on Feb. 7. Qujuan Thomas, 24, Quentin Michals, 25, Marquell Cobbs, 20, Darrise... Read More

Co-defendants Appear for Motion Hearing in Preparation for 10 Year Old’s Murder Trial

Details Six of nine co-defendants in a murder case appeared in court on Jan. 31 in front of D.C. Superior Court Judge Robert Okun for a motion hearing to prepare for... Read More

Judge Denies Defendant’s Motion to Withdraw Counsel in Murder Case.

Details Due to high prejudice to the prosecution, case complexity and inconvenience for all parties involved, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun denied the defense’s motion to withdraw counsel in a... Read More

Murder Defendants Charged in 10 Year Old’s Murder Waive DNA Testing

Details Four murder defendants charged in a drive-by shooting that killed a 10-year-old girl decided Sept. 16 to waive their rights to DNA testing. Qujuan Thomas, 24, Quentin Michael’s, 25, Antonio... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date Nearly 5 Years After 10-Year-Old was killed

Details On a July 29 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun set a trial date for 5 co-defendants in the 2018 homicide case of a 10-year-old girl. Qujuan Thomas, 24,... Read More