Week Ahead

Following are scheduled court appearances for murder cases. This information is current as of Thursday, April 28 at 10:30 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

Brandon Miller in courtroom 319 (Judge Thomas Motley) for a preliminary hearing in a first-degree murder case. The victim, Jamal Coates, was shot to death Sept. 28, 2010. Miller is represented by attorney Anthony Matthews. The hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Note: Judge Motley normally sits in 391 but is temporarily assigned to courtroom 302.

Wednesday

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.

Thursday

Kevin Benbow in courtroom 302 (Judge William Jackson) for a preliminary hearing in a first-degree murder case. The victim, Jinnell McQueen, was shot to death Nov. 2010. Benbow is represented by attorney Madalyn Harvey. The hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Charging documents in the case are here.

Leon Truesdale in courtroom 216 (Judge Thomas Motley) for a status hearing in a first-degree murder case. The victim, Calvin Godsey, was shot to death June 17, 2010. Truesdale is represented by attorney James Rudasill. The hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.

Chamontae Walker in courtroom 302 (Judge Thomas Motley) for a status hearing in a first-degree murder case. The victim, Darrel Hendy, was shot to death in September 2010. Walker is represented by attorney Jeffrey Lewis. The hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.

Friday

Darnell Hawkins in courtroom 310 (Judge Lynn Leibovitz) for a felony status conference in a first-degree murder case. The victim, Dawan Anthony Felder, was shot to death May 16, 2010. Hawkins is represented by attorney Dorsey Jones. The conference is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.

Christopher Martin in courtroom 310 (Judge Lynn Leibovitz) for a status hearing in a second-degree murder case. The victim, Patricia Ann Martin, was stabbed to death in May 2010. Martin 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.

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