Following are scheduled court appearances for murder cases. This information is current as of Friday, May 6 at 9:30 a.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
Anthony Anderson in courtroom 302 (Judge William Jackson) for a status hearing in an involuntary manslaughter case. Tyrone Smith, was assaulted June 10, 2010. Anderson is represented by attorney Lauren Bernstein. The hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.
Malik Shabbaz in courtroom 302 (Judge William Jackson) for a status hearing in a second-degree murder case. The victim, Demetrius Dempsey, was assaulted in June 2007. Shabbaz is represented by attorney William Roberts. The hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday
Ronald Taylor in courtroom 310 (Judge Lynn Leibovitz) for arraignment in a negligent homicide case. The victim, Bartlett Tabor, was killed in a vehicle collision in 2008. Taylor is represented by attorney John Carney. The hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.
Thursday
Eric Foreman in courtroom 320 (Judge Gerald Fisher) for a status hearing in a felony murder case. The victim, Neil Godleski, was shot to death Aug. 2010. Foreman is represented by attorney Jonathan Zucker. The hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.
Friday
Javon Hale in courtroom 320 (Judge Gerald Fisher) for a status hearing in a first-degree murder case. The victim, Manuel Sanchez, was shot to death May 28, 2010. Hale is represented by attorney James Rudasill. The conference is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.
Zachary Sims in courtroom 302 (Judge William Jackson) for a status hearing in a first-degree murder case. The victim, Jamal Bell, was shot to death June 18, 2010. Sims is represented by attorney Kevin Mosley. The hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.
Shawn Davis in courtroom 320 (Judge Gerald Fisher) for a preliminary hearing in a first degree murder case. The victim, Tawanna Barnes Copeland, was stabbed to death in her Southwest D.C. apartment on December 7. Davis is represented by attorney Lawrence Kupers. The hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Charging documents in the case are here.
