Note: On Tuesday Chief Judges Eric Washington and Lee Satterfield are expected to host a Twitter conversation with the public through the court’s Twitter account @DCCourtsInfo.
Have a question for the judges? Tweet it with the hashtag #AsktheCJs any time before 2pm on Tuesday, May 1. Judges will be online between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Note that judges cannot discuss specific cases.
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.
On Monday, the trial of 18-year-old Zachary Sims for the shooting death of 16-year-old Jamal Bell is scheduled to resume with Judge William Jackson. Sims is charged with fatally shooting Bell at a graduation party in September 2010.
On Tuesday, Anthony Thomas is scheduled for a status hearing with Judge Thomas Motley. Thomas is charged with first-degree murder while armed, among other charges, in the fatal shooting of 71-year-old Solomon Reese.
Deangelo Garner is expected for a status hearing Tuesday with Judge Ronna Beck. Garner is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Antonio Vela in August 2010. No trial date is yet set.
Stephanie Lawson is scheduled for a felony status conference with Judge Beck. Lawson is suspected in the August 2011 stabbing death of Karen Jordan.
On Wednesday, Stephen Page is scheduled for a status hearing with Judge Motley in the shooting death of Solomon Reese.
On Thursday, 18-year-old Anthony Hatton is expected for a felony status conference with Judge Motley. Hatton is suspected in the August 2011 shooting death of 17-year-old Tyrell Fogle.
Latonya Hall is expected for a status hearing Thursday with Judge Motley. Hall pleaded guilty to felony murder in the shooting death of Michaeldeon Talley in February 2010.
On Friday, 20-year-old Terrell Brent is scheduled for sentencing with Judge Jackson in the fatal shooting of his friend 20-year-old Lugus Fleming during a game of Russian Roulette. Brent entered a plea deal for involuntary manslaughter in February.
Delron Atchison and Vincent Gray are scheduled for a felony status conference with Judge Motley Friday at 11 a.m. Atchison and Gray are suspected in the shooting death of Demetrius Thompson on a Metro bus in October 2011.
Keith Littlepage is scheduled for a status hearing with Judge Motley on Friday. Littlefinger is charged with the stabbing death of his girlfriend Selina Knight in March 2011. A trial is scheduled to begin in July.
Phillip Swan, Terrell Wilson and Theodore Spencer are expected for a status hearing at 2 p.m. with Judge Motley. The men are each charged with three counts of first-degree murder while armed in the death of Glenn Scarborough, among other burglary, assault and weapons charges. A trial is set for September.
Reginald Green is scheduled for a preliminary hearing with Judge Jackson. Green is suspected of second-degree murder in the death of Alfonza Flythe after an argument at a homeless shelter in February.
Robert Carter is expected for a mental observation hearing at 9:45 a.m. with Judge Motley. Carter faces 24 charges in the fatal shooting of his 13-year-old daughter Angel Morse.
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.
