Wilson v. United States — Vacated an illegal 15-year enhanced sentence and ordered resentencing
Case Marlon A. Wilson v. United States of America Court District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judge Blackburne-Rigsby, Chief Judge […]
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Ball v. Hubbard — Reversed summary judgment for the buyer and remanded the home-sale dispute
Case Michael Ball v. David Hubbard Court District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judge DEAHL (Donald Trump, 2019) Date Decided
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Hatcherson-Ross — affirmed firearm convictions because the defendant was not seized before fleeing and had no privacy interest in a stranger’s backyard
Case Trevon Hatcherson-Ross v. United States Court District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judge DEAHL (Donald Trump, 2019) Date Decided
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Hawkins — vacated convictions because late Brady disclosure prevented the defense from obtaining surveillance video
Case Michael M. Hawkins v. United States Court District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judge BECKWITH (appointment info not available)
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Quinn, Racusin & Gazzola — D.C. Court of Appeals upheld confirmation of law-firm fee arbitration award
Case Quinn, Racusin & Gazzola Chartered v. Pavich Law Group, P.C., et al. Court District of Columbia Court of Appeals
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Allen — Vacated denial of compassionate release and required consideration of rehabilitation and all circumstances together
Case Henry O. Allen v. United States Court District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judge DEAHL (Donald Trump, 2019) Date
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Lopez v. United States — Affirmed murder convictions but remanded for reconsideration of foreign-custody credit
Case Marvin W. Lopez v. United States Court District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judge DEAHL (Donald Trump, 2019) Date
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In re Alpert — D.C. court indefinitely suspended attorney on reciprocal disability grounds
Case In re Marc S. Alpert Court District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judge Deahl (appointment info not available); Howard
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Brooks v. Mitsubishi Electric — D.C. Court of Appeals affirms summary judgment for cellphone companies, holding Brooks plaintiffs bound by stipulations to Murray litigation outcome
Case Jean R. Brooks, et al. v. Mitsubishi Electric and Electronics USA, Inc., et al. Court District of Columbia Court
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Carruth v. United States — D.C. Court of Appeals affirms firearms convictions, vacates rifle-carrying count, and upholds mid-testimony no-conferral order
Case Brian C. Carruth v. United States, et al. Court District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judge HOWARD and SHANKER
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Doby v. United States — D.C. Court of Appeals affirms firearm conviction, upholding Terry stop based on totality of circumstances including L-shaped bulge, evasive behavior, flight, and pocket-fiddling
Case James A. Doby v. United States Court District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judge DEAHL (Donald Trump, 2019) Date
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Eckenrode v. D.C. Police & Firefighters Retirement & Relief Board — Court of Appeals dismisses for lack of jurisdiction, holds widow had no constitutional right to trial-type hearing before Board denied enhanced survivor benefits
Case Alicia Eckenrode v. District of Columbia Police and Firefighters Retirement and Relief Board Court District of Columbia Court of
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In re McNeal — D.C. Court of Appeals disbarred attorney Donnell H. McNeal by consent
Case In re Donnell H. McNeal, Esquire Court District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judge EASTERLY (Barack Obama, 2011); Easterly
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In re Meta Platforms — D.C. appeals court denies Meta’s mandamus bid to block production of four attorney-client documents on crime-fraud grounds
Case In re Meta Platforms, Inc., et al., Petitioners Court District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judge BECKWITH and MCLEESE
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Rogers v. United States — D.C. Court of Appeals affirms in-absentia conviction, upholding sally-port waiver of trial-presence right and rejecting Second Amendment felon-in-possession challenge
Case Lamar Rogers v. United States Court District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judge EASTERLY (Barack Obama, 2011) Date Decided
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Samaddar v. District of Columbia — D.C. Court of Appeals affirms dismissal of substantive due process claims against Zoning Commission
Case Sheila Samaddar, DDS, et al. v. District of Columbia Court District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judge John P.
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Wilson v. United States — D.C. Court of Appeals reverses child-cruelty conviction, holds photographs of temporary red marks insufficient to defeat reasonable parental discipline defense when trial court could not determine how marks were caused
Case C. Wilson v. United States Court District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judge DEAHL, Associate Judge (Donald Trump, 2019)
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D.W. v. United States — D.C. Court of Appeals (en banc) upholds gun conviction, finding headlong flight from distant officers—without any prior police focus on defendant—established reasonable articulable suspicion
Case D.W. v. United States Court District of Columbia Court of Appeals (En Banc) Judge John Deahl (Donald Trump, 2019)
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In re Tucker — D.C. Court of Appeals imposes six-month reciprocal suspension on attorney previously suspended in Virginia
Case In re Charles T. Tucker, Jr. Court District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judge Per Curiam Date Decided July
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Perry v. United States — D.C. Court of Appeals affirms simple assault convictions and restitution order, upholding Instagram video admission and in-court eyewitness identification
Case Jakyra Perry v. United States Court District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judge DEAHL (Donald Trump, 2019) Date Decided
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Minor v. United States — D.C. Court of Appeals affirms first-degree murder conviction, rejecting ineffective assistance, hearsay, and jury-instruction claims
Case Joseph Minor v. United States Court District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judge BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY (George W. Bush, 2006) Date
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Caesar v. United States — D.C. Court of Appeals affirms assault and firearms convictions, remands to vacate one merged PFCV count
Case Diandre Caesar v. United States Court District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judge BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY (George W. Bush, 2006) Date
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LHL Realty v. District of Columbia — Court holds partnership-to-LLC merger was a taxable property transfer, taxes calculated at 2019 fair-market value
Case LHL Realty Company DC LLC, et al. v. District of Columbia Court District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judge
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Phillips v. United States — Court Affirms Convictions but Remands Sentence Over Missing Prior-Conviction Inquiry
The DC Court of Appeals affirmed Bryant Phillips’s convictions for sexual abuse, kidnapping, and assault but remanded for resentencing, holding that the trial court failed to conduct the mandatory statutory inquiry under D.C. Code § 23-111(b) before imposing a life-without-parole sentence as a repeat violent offender.