Malik Holston Archives - D.C. Witness

Judge Sentences 21 Year Old To 40 Years In Prison for Murder

Details After the victim’s family gave their impact statement, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt sentenced the defendant to 10 years above the mandatory minimum. Twenty-one year-old Malik Holston was found... Read More

Juror Causes Sentencing in Murder Case to be Postponed

Details A homicide defendant’s attorney said he believes one juror’s deliberation methods violated his client’s right to a fair trial. On July 23, 2019, Malik Holston, 20, was found guilty by... Read More

Jurors Find 2018 Homicide Defendant Guilty

Details After deliberating for two days, jurors found a homicide defendant guilty. Malik Holston, 20, was initially indicted in 2019 for first-degree murder while armed with the murder being especially heinous,... Read More

Witness to Murder of 15 Year old Testifies During Trial

Details A trial for a murder defendant resumed with testimony from a witness. Malik Holston, 20, is charged with first-degree murder while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime... Read More

Defendant’s Neighbor and Friend Identifies Him as Perpetrator

Details A homicide trial continued Oct. 27 for the fifth day with seven witnesses being called to testify. Malik Holston, 20, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed in... Read More

Prosecution Presents Officers and Forensic Scientists As Trial Arguments Continue

Details A homicide trial resumed with three witnesses called in to testify regarding their role in the DNA extraction of evidence. The fourth witness was a detective on the scene. Malik... Read More

Victim’s Brother Shares Memories from Day of Shooting with Jury

Details On Oct. 20, a murder trial began with the jury hearing about the day a witness’s 15-year-old brother was shot and killed. Malik Holston, 20, was arrested and charged with... Read More

Judge Grants Motion to Preclude Some of Medical Examiner’s Images from Trial

Details During an Oct. 18 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt granted defense attorney Sean Sukumar’s motion to preclude a medical examiner’s photographic evidence from the trial as well as... Read More

Defense Motions to Preclude Medical Examiner’s Photos from Murder Trial

Details During an Oct. 13 hearing, defense attorney Sean Sukumar filed a motion to preclude a medical examiner’s photographic evidence from the trial. Malik Holston, 20, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Witness Testifies About Incriminating Details in Murder Trial

Details After a witness’s testimony detailed text message statements incriminating the defendant during a homicide trial, a judge made her ruling on two motions from a two-day motion hearing. Malik Holston,... Read More

Parties Prepare for Murder Trial More Than Three Years After Teen’s Death

Details Parties met in court to prepare for an October murder trial centered on the fatal shooting of a teenage boy that took place more than three years ago. On December... Read More

Defense in Murder Case Says They Aren’t Ready for March Trial

Details A murder defendant’s counsel asked a judge to postpone their client’s March trial due to the large volume of evidence they say they’ve received from the prosecution. Malik Holston is... Read More