In April 2011, Antonio Davis was arrested during a protest on Capitol Hill. Almost a year later, he faces trial because the doctor-recommended marijuana he uses to mitigate the pain from AIDS registered on a court-mandated drug test. more ›

After about an hour of deliberation this evening, a Montgomery County jury found Brittany Norwood, the woman accused of brutally murdering her Lululemon Athletica coworker Jayna Murray, guilty of first-degree murder. more ›

Keith Silver, a Ward 6 ANC commissioner who was arrested during an April 18 D.C. voting rights protest on Capitol Hill, was found not guilty of a single charge of failing to obey a lawful order this afternoon. more ›

In every post that has appeared on this site regarding the death of Jayna Murray inside the Lululemon Athletica shop in Bethesda and the murder trial of her attacker Brittany Norwood, I haven't been able to avoid using the word "brutal" to describe the crime. Such adjective usage was rather depressingly justified this morning. more ›

This afternoon, a Fairfax County jury found Carmela Dela Rosa guilty of first-degree murder, determining that clearly understood what she was doing when she dropped her 2-year-old granddaughter off a sixth-story elevated bridge at Tysons Corner Center last year. more ›

Less than 48 hours after opening statements, prosecutors have rested in the murder trial of Carmela Dela Rosa, who stands accused of dropping her two-year-old granddaughter to her death from a Tysons Corner elevated walkway. more ›

The trial for a Fairfax woman who stands accused of dropping her two-year-old granddaughter off an elevated walkway in Tysons Corner is scheduled to begin today. more ›

As quietly as Bart Turner was arrested, his case was dismissed. Today in D.C. Superior Court, a single charge of "Unlawful Entry" against Turner -- a Ward 2 resident and former D.C. public school teacher who was arrested on April 18 during a one-man D.C. voting rights demonstration on the steps of the U.S. Capitol -- was dismissed by prosecutors. more ›

A D.C. judge ruled yesterday that Mayor Vince Gray won't have to testify at the trial of a resident arrested at a D.C. voting rights protest earlier this year. more ›

Those hoping for a protracted legal drama involving former Redskins defensive tackle Albert Hayensworth, prepare to be disappointed: Haynesworth pled no contest today to a charge of simple assault, and was sentenced to 160 hours of community service. more ›

Just because he's been shuttled off to New England doesn't mean that we're rid of Albert Haynesworth -- oh no, not by a long shot. more ›

It's a notable day in D.C. history -- on this date in 1990, a jury convicted Marion Barry on one misdemeanor charge of cocaine possession, acquitted him on another, and hung on 12 other counts. more ›

Last August, 18-year-old Latisha Frazier was brutally killed and dismembered inside a residence on Trenton Place SE. Today, there's some justice for her family: one of the six people accused in connection with Frazier's death has pled guilty to the murder. more ›

A fight over whether Mayor Vince Gray should appear as a defense witness led to the postponement of Ward 6 ANC Commissioner Keith Silver's trial on disorderly conduct charges stemming from his arrest at a voting rights protest. more ›

Brittany Norwood, the woman accused of brutally killing her coworker Jayna Murray inside the Lululemon store on Bethesda Avenue in March, will go to trial in October. more ›

On August 22, 2010, Neil Michael Godleski was riding his bicycle through Sherman Circle when Eric Foreman, a 17-year-old who had in his possession a .38-caliber handgun that had been used less than 24 hours earlier in another gang-related shooting, shot him several times. Foreman was officially indicted yesterday on nine counts, including murder, robbery and firearm charges. more ›

It appears as if the "the post-traumatic stress disorder I got when I lived in post-war Albania suddenly kicked in" defense didn't work too well for Jorida Davidson: a D.C. jury found the 31-year-old guilty of negligent homicide for hitting Kiela Ryan with her SUV near Dupont Circle last October. more ›

A D.C. jury has heard closing arguments and has begun deliberations in a trial which will determine the fate of 31-year-old Jorida Davidson, who stands accused of hitting Kiela Ryan with her SUV in Dupont Circle and then fleeing the scene last October. more ›

Today brings an interesting development in the Robert Wone civil trial: United States Attorney General Eric Holder is one of the many people who have been called to testify during the proceedings, according to court documents obtained by the blog Who Murdered Robert Wone?. more ›

Ingmar Guandique was found guilty this morning for the murder of Chandra Levy in Rock Creek Park in 2001. more ›

A quick update from today's proceedings in the Chandra Levy murder trial: Ingmar Guandique, who stands accused of killing Levy in Rock Creek Park more than nine years ago, told Judge Gerald Fisher that he will not take the stand and testify. In addition, the prosecution has dropped two more charges -- WTOP reports that the statute of limitations on attempted kidnapping and robbery charges against Guandique had expired. Earlier in the trial, prosecutors also dropped attempted sexual assault charges. Two charges of felony murder are the only remaining counts in the trial which the jury will consider. Closing arguments are scheduled for tomorrow. more ›

For those of you who haven't been keeping up with the Chandra Levy murder trial, it has now hit the point where the really big witnesses are starting to take the stand. Gary Condit, the former Representative who is probably the most-anticipated witness scheduled to testify in the trial, is in the courtroom and could take the stand today, according to NBCWashington. Over the past week, the jury has heard emotional testimony from women who were also assaulted by Levy's alleged killer Ingmar Guandique, Levy's father Robert and various witnesses who state that the police investigation into Levy's death was tainted. All indications are that the prosecution is struggling somewhat to make its case, but there is still plenty of testimony -- including accounts from jailhouse informants -- to be delivered. more ›

Most of D.C.'s attention this afternoon is focused on the courtroom, as two high-profile cases move through the paces. more ›

Who Murdered Robert Wone? has the news that defense counsel for the upcoming Robert Wone wrongful death civil trial has motioned for a gag order during the proceedings. The motion cites "extensive media coverage" of the Wone criminal trial as sufficient reason for containing information during the civil trial -- the motion goes on to accuse the press of "poisoning the jury pool" and also claims the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Attorney's Office have made "multiple inaccurate and untruthful assertions." The Wone trial was big news in Washington, though we'd hardly call it a circus or anything. One legal source tells DCist that one of their colleagues joked that the motion should be dubbed the "Defendants' Motion to Suspend the Constitutional Right of the Plaintiff and her counsel to comment on the exercise of Defendants' Constitutional Right not to comment on anything." But hey, maybe the defense just thinks that the upcoming Chandra Levy murder trial will really get the city's blood flowing. more ›

The three defendants in the Robert Wone obstruction trial were declared not guilty on obstruction and tampering charges this afternoon in one of the biggest official rulings in the case to date. Joseph Price, 39, Dylan Ward, 39, and Victor Zaborsky, 44, who opted for a ruling from the bench over a jury trial, were all charged with obstruction of justice, tampering with evidence and conspiracy -- though Zaborsky and Ward were both acquitted on the evidence tampering charges halfway through the trial. more ›

The trial against the three defendants charged with covering up the murder of Robert Wone begins its final wrap-up today, with closing arguments starting at 10 a.m. this morning in D.C. Superior Court. Since it was not a jury trial, Judge Lynn Leibovitz will deliberate the fate of Joseph Price, Dylan Ward and Victor Zaborsky, none of whom testified on their behalf. They face sentences of up to 35 years for obstruction of justice and conspiracy charges and up to 38 years for tampering with evidence. As always, click over to Who Murdered Robert Wone? for a liveblog of today's events and updates on the trial. more ›

Renee Bowman, the Maryland woman who was found guilty last month of murdering two of her adopted daughters and keeping their bodies inside a freezer in her home, has been sentenced to two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, plus an additional 75 years for several counts of child abuse, the Post reports. The sentence is in addition to the 25 years she is already serving for abusing her third, surviving daughter. The Post says Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Michael J. Algeo called the Bowman case "the worst he'd seen in 25 years in Montgomery County as a prosecutor, defense attorney and judge." more ›

The week-long trial of Renee Bowman, the Maryland woman accused of murdering two of her adopted daughters and keeping their bodies stored in a freezer has come to an end: Bowman was convicted today of two counts of first degree murder and three counts of first degree child abuse, the Washington Post reports.

Bowman, 44, showed no emotion as the verdict was read after about about two hours of deliberation. more ›

A recent court filing in the ongoing Robert Wone case outlines some of the prosecution's theories as to how the lawyer may have been killed, as well as why the three men facing conspiracy and obstruction charges are covering it up. more ›

Looks like a grand jury will soon hand down additional charges against former Jim Graham staffer Ted Loza, D.C. Wire reports. Loza was indicted on bribery charges last fall after he allegedly accepted $1,500 in cash and other favors and trips from a taxicab lobbyist. No word yet on what the new charges might look like, just that we should expect them in the "next two to four weeks." more ›