DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz rescheduled a stabbing defendant’s sentencing after he confirmed she did not act in self-defense in a hearing on May 1.
Daniyah Dailey, 36, pleaded guilty on Feb. 6 to two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon for her involvement in a stabbing on Nov. 27, 2021 on the 2200 block of 25th Place, NE. The victim sustained wounds to their neck and forehead.
Before Dailey’s scheduled sentencing, Judge Kravitz said the prosecutor contacted his chambers with a concern about Dailey’s statements to the pre-sentence report writers. Judge Kravitz said it appeared Dailey indicated that she stabbed the victim in self-defense or in defense of her former boyfriend…