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Man Rejects Plea Deal in Fatal Stabbing Case

Details A defendant charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing a 71-year-old man to death inside his home rejected an offer from the prosecution to plead guilty to a... Read More

Parties Question Detective About Evidence Recovered During Homicide Investigation

Details DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson heard arguments on a motion to suppress evidence in a murder case. Edward Brown, 59, is charged with robbery of a senior citizen while... Read More

Defendant Charged in Fatal Stabbing of Senior Citizen Scheduled for Trial

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a murder case to go before a jury panel early next year. Edward Brown, 58, is charged with first-degree murder while armed and armed... Read More

Amid Backlog, Judge Schedules Hearings for Seven Murder Defendants

Details Amid the backlog created by a suspension of jury trials in the DC Superior Court due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a judge scheduled hearings for seven murder defendants. During the... Read More

Despite Being New, Counsel Requests a Trial Date

Details During a status hearing Nov. 6, a newly appointed defense counsel requested a trial date despite only being on the case for less than a month. Edward Hampton Brown, 57,... Read More

Murder Defendant Disappears from Halfway House

Details During a pretrial show cause hearing a DC Superior Court judge issued a bench warrant for a murder defendant who disappeared from a halfway house. Edward Leroy Brown, 55, is... Read More

Judge Grants Murder Defendant New Counselor

Details On Oct. 8, a murder defendant was appointed new counsel. Edward Hampton Brown, 57, is charged with first -degree felony murder while armed and robbery while armed for his alleged... Read More

Murder Defendant Requests New Counsel, Postpones Trial

By D.C. Witness Staff - September 30, 2019
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details For the second time in a year, a murder defendant filed a motion for his defense counsel to withdraw. Edward Hampton Brown, 57, is charged with robbery while armed of... Read More

Judge Postpones Jury Selection Until Next Week

By D.C. Witness Staff - September 23, 2019
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details Jury selection for a murder case was delayed by a week after the prosecution informed the defense of testimony from a new expert witness. Edward Brown, 57, is charged with... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Homicide Case

Details During a trial readiness hearing Sept. 12, counsel discussed possible witnesses being called during trial. Edward Brown, 55, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing 71-year-old Michael Mahoney... Read More

Knives Will Not Be Submitted as Evidence for Trial, Prosecution Says

Details The prosecution told a DC Superior Court judge June 7 that, during trial, their argument will not include two items that were submitted into evidence. Edward Brown was charged with... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for February Homicide

By D.C. Witness Staff - November 30, 2018
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details On Nov. 30, a D.C. Superior Court judge set a trial date for a murder defendant who was formally indicted for allegedly stabbing a senior citizen in February. A grand jury... Read More