Following are scheduled court appearances for murder cases. This information is current as of Thursday, March 31 at 2 p.m. and will be re-verified throughout the week. Please remember that court dates can change, even at the last minute. To view the docket of a case please go to the D.C. Courts website and search by the defendant’s name. To add an item to the calendar, email homicidewatchdc [at] gmail.com.
Tuesday
Steven Cephas in courtroom 319 (Judge William Jackson) for a felony arraignment in a first-degree murder case. The victim, Dominic Dwayne Kingsbury Jr, died after an apparent assault in Nov. 2010. Cephas is represented by attorney Jason Tulley. The hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Charging documents in the case are here.
Antoine Taylor in courtroom 320 (Judge Gerald Fisher) for a status hearing in a first-degree murder case. The victim, Joshua Hopkins, was shot to death July 3, 2010. Taylor is represented by attorney Charles Daum. The conference is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday
DeAngelo Garner in courtroom 310 (Judge Lynn Leibovitz) for a felony status conference in a second-degree murder case. The victim, Antonio Valdez Vela, was shot to death August 30. Garner is represented by attorney Justin Okezie. The status conference is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Charging documents in the case are here.
Keith Wade in courtroom 310 (Judge Lynn Leibovitz) for a status hearing in a first-degree murder case. The victim, Keith Neal, was shot to death January 2010. Wade is represented by attorney Russell Hairston. The hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.
Friday
Donald Crosland in courtroom 302 (Judge Thomas Motley) for a preliminary hearing in a first-degree murder case. The victim, Ricardo Minger, was shot to death Jan. 7. Crosland is represented by attorney Dennis Braddock. The hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Charging documents in the case are here.
Curtis Faison in courtroom 310 (Judge Lynn Leibovitz) for a status and detention in a first-degree murder case. The victim, Melvin White, was shot to death April 10, 2010. Faison is represented by attorney Larry Kupers. The hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.
Terrance Brooks in courtroom 302 (Judge Thomas Motley) for a status hearing in a first-degree murder case. The victim, Zachery Funke, was stabbed to death January 2010. Brooks is represented by attorney Arthur Argo. The hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.
Marvin Palencia in courtroom 319 (Judge William Jackson) for a status hearing in a first-degree murder case. The victim, Jacobo Vazquez, is believed to have been shot to death Nov. 11 at his workplace on Constitution Avenue in D.C. Palencia is represented by attorney Lauren Bernstein. Charging documents are here.
