Each Friday, Homicide Watch brings you a list of upcoming hearings in the cases we follow. All hearings are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted. To add an item to the listing, email homicidewatchdc [at] gmail.com. To see scheduled court hearings beyond next week, see our calendar.
A trial is due to start Monday in the May 2010 shooting death of 18-year-old DC City Council intern Alante Sutton. Omare Cotton was indicted on a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the case in November. Judge Gerald Fisher has the trial.
On Tuesday, Aaron Adams is expected for a bond review hearing with Judge Fisher at 10:20 a.m. Adams is suspected in the death of Garrett Armand White.
Philip Crooms is expected for a preliminary hearing with Judge Lynn Leibovitz. Crooms is suspected in the death of Delonte Butler on Sept. 25, 2010. A preliminary hearing was begun in August, but Leibovitz sent government prosecutors back to the drawing board, instructing them to find clarification on the cause of death.
Wednesday, Ricardo Mitchell is expected for a preliminary hearing with Chief Judge Lee Satterfield at 2 p.m. Mitchell is suspected in the shooting death of Wyatt Earp Robinson on Aug. 21, 2011.
Thursday, Shawn Davis is expected for a status hearing with Judge Fisher. Davis is suspected in the death of Tawanna Barnes-Copeland on Dec. 7, 2010.
Stephanie Lawson is expected for a status hearing with Judge Leibovitz. Lawson’s suspected in the stabbing death of Karen Jordan on Aug. 27.
On FridayAlexis Pineda is expected for a status hearing with Judge Fisher. He’s suspected in the death of Jose Hernandez-Romero on March 27, 2011.
Brandon Andrews is expected for a preliminary hearing with Judge Jackson in the shooting death of Leonard Alphonso Bigelow on Aug. 26, 2011.
John Bolton is expected for a status hearing with Judge Motley in the shooting death of Christopher Fletcher on May 24, 2011.
Joseph Spinks is expected for a status hearing with Judge Leibovitz in the shooting death of Delonte Butler on Sept. 25, 2010
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.
