Malik Hewitt Archives - Page 2 of 4

Witness Alleged by Defense to be Unreliable Takes Stand in Murder Trial

Details A witness in a murder trial, whose reliability has been questioned by the defense, took the stand on July 9. 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

Parties Deliver Opening Arguments in Murder Case

Details Parties in a murder case made their opening arguments and spoke to witnesses on July 6. Nyekemia Everett, 35, and Malik Hewitt, 41, are charged with first-degree murder while armed... Read More

Counsel Selects Jurors for A Murder Case’s 2nd Trial

Details Jury selection ended for the first murder trial to come to the DC Superior Court in more than one year. Read More

Jury Selection Begins for 1st Homicide Trial in Over a Year

Details June 30 marked the start of jury selection for the first murder trial at the DC Superior Court in over a year. Read More

Judge Gives Prosecution Deadline to Respond to Defense’s Evidence Requests in Murder Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge set a June 9 deadline for the prosecution in a homicide case to respond to the defense’s discovery request for forensic evidence. Co-defendants Malik Hewitt... Read More

Judge Allows Parties to Determine if Key Witnesses Can Testify Via Video

Details A DC Superior Court judge allowed the defense and prosecution to decide whether it would be an issue for a key witness to testify by video. Nyekemia Everett, 35, and... Read More

Judge Schedules Hearing to Determine if Key Witnesses Can Testify Via Video

Details A DC Superior Court judge shifted pre-selected trial dates and continued a hearing to allow time for parties to determine if expert witness testimony would pose an issue at trial.... Read More

Judge Scheduled Jury Trial Date for Murder Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a murder case to go before a jury. Malik Hewitt, 40, and Nyekemia Everett, 35, are charged with first-degree murder while armed in the... Read More

Murder Case Set for Trial Readiness Hearing After Mistrial

Details A trial readiness hearing has been scheduled for two defendants in a murder case after a judge declared a mistrial as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nyekemia Everett and... Read More

Criminal Justice Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic: Judge Declares Mistrial in Murder Case

Details Instead of continuing a jury trial for murder case that occurred nearly five months ago, a DC Superior Court judge decided to conduct a new trial for the defendants. Nyekemia... Read More