Following are scheduled court appearances for murder cases. This information is current as of Thursday, April 15 at 12 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.
Monday
Joshua Andrews in courtroom 302 (Judge William Jackson) for a preliminary hearing in a first-degree murder case. The victim, Darond Lucas, was shot to death in June 2010. Andrews is represented by attorney Gregg Baron. The hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.
Thursday
Alexis Pineda in courtroom 320 (Judge Gerald Fisher) for a preliminary hearing in a first-degree murder case. The victim, Jose Hernandez-Romero, was shot to death March 27. Pineda is represented by attorney Eugene Ohm. The hearing is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. Charging documents in the case are here.
Friday
James Speaks in courtroom 320 (Judge Gerald Fisher) for a preliminary hearing in a second-degree murder case. The victim, Shonell “Chris” Corriea, was shot to death April 6. Speaks is represented by attorney Renee Raymond. The hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Charging documents in the case are here.
Marcus Silver in courtroom 320 (Judge Gerald Fisher) for sentencing in a manslaughter case. The victim, Shadawnchea Gardner, was shot to death March 2010. Silver is represented by attorney Elizabeth Mullin. The sentencing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Charging documents in the case are here.
Joseph McCrae in courtroom 302 (Judge William Jackson) for a status hearing in a first-degree murder case. The victim, Jonathan Estep, was shot to death July 2010. McCrae is represented by attorney Dana Page. The hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.
Marlon Williams in courtroom 302 (Judge William Jackson) for a status hearing in a first-degree murder case. The victim, Antonio Valdez Vela, was shot to death Aug. 2010. Williams is represented by attorney Russell Hairston. The hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Charging documents in the case are here.
Orlando Carter, Sanquan Carter, Lamar Williams, Robert Bost and Jeffrey Best in courtroom 310 (Judge Lynn Leibovitz) for a status hearing in a first-degree murder case. The victims, Brishell Jones, DaVaughn Boyd, William Jones III and Tavon Nelson, were shot to death March 2010. The hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m.