D.C. Witness is a non-profit publication that monitors violent crime in the District of Columbia. As a Court Reporting Intern, I attended hearings, conducted research, and wrote two to three articles per week reporting on homicide and assault cases in the D.C. Superior Court.
Highlighted work
Judge Arraigns Homicide Defendant
7/20/21
Trial Testimony Sheds Light on Homicide Investigation
7/14/21
Key Witness Continues Testimony in Murder Trial
7/13/21
Parties Deliver Opening Arguments in Murder Case
7/7/21
Probable Cause Ruling for 3 Teen Murder Defendants Expected Next Week
3/10/21
Judge Continues Hearing after Defendant Leaves
2/1/21
Chronological work
Judge Schedules Trial for Sex Abuse Defendant
7/27/21
Defendant in Reopened 2014 Murder Case Receives New Counsel
7/21/21
Judge Arraigns Homicide Defendant
7/20/21
Prosecutors in Murder Trial Rest Their Case
7/20/21
Trial Testimony Sheds Light on Homicide Investigation
7/14/21
Key Witness Continues Testimony in Murder Trial
7/13/21Parties Deliver Opening Arguments in Murder Case
7/7/21Judge Finds Child Sex Abuse Defendant Competent to Stand Trial
6/30/21Judge Continues Murder Case as Prosecution Works on Indictment
6/23/21Judge Schedules Trial to Begin Earlier
6/23/21
Judge Schedules Preliminary Hearing for Homicide Case
6/4/21Judge Sets Hearing to Select Trial Dates in Murder Case
5/26/21Judge Delays Sentencing for 2008 Homicide
5/25/21Homicide Case Awaits Indictment
5/25/21
Judge Sets Trial Readiness Hearing for Felony Murder Case
5/24/21Judge Maintains Probable Cause, Releases Defendant in Homicide Case
4/29/21
Murder Defendant Held Since Dec. 2016 Scheduled for Jury Trial in 2023
4/28/21New Defense Attorney Assigned to Homicide Case
4/26/21Judge Finds Probable Cause in Homicide Case
4/19/21
Testimony Continues in Triple Homicide Case
4/15/21
Judge Schedules Trial Dates for Homicide Case
4/5/21
Judge Will Reconsider Homicide Defendant's Pretrial Release
3/31/21
Judge Sentences Sex Abuse Defendant to Time Served
3/29/21
Homicide Defendant Found Competent, Preliminary Hearing Date Set
3/29/21
Judge Schedules Status Hearing for Domestic Violence Case
3/29/21
Judge Schedules Motion Hearing for Homicide Case
3/22/21
Judge Sets New Status Hearing Date in Homicide Case
3/17/21
Judge Continues Status Hearing in Murder Case
3/17/21
Judge Sets Jury Trial for 2009 Homicide Case
3/15/21
Judge Schedules Preliminary Hearing for Murder Case
3/10/21
Probable Cause Ruling for 3 Teen Murder Defendants Expected Next Week
3/10/21Judge Postpones Sentencing
3/10/21
Judge Scheduled Jury Trial Date for Murder Case
3/3/21
Murder Defendant Arraigned in New Felony Case
3/3/21
Judge Finds Probable Cause in Homicide Case
3/1/21
Judge Sets New Jury Trial Dates for 2016 Murder Case
2/24/21
Judge Finds Probable Cause in Murder Case Involving Cousins
2/22/21
Judge Finds Probable Cause in Homicide Case
2/18/21
Defense Expresses Concern, Judge Reschedules Homicide Hearing
2/10/21
Murder Case with 3 Defendants Set for Preliminary Hearing
2/3/21
Judge Continues Hearing after Defendant Leaves
2/1/21
Judge Finds Probable Cause in Fatal Shooting Case
1/28/21