DISTRICT BRIEFING
DISTRICT BRIEFING
Thursday, October 5, 2006; Page B04
SUPERIOR COURT
Man Guilty of 1998 Killing In Trinidad Neighborhood
A man from Northeast Washington was convicted yesterday in D.C. Superior Court of murder in the 1998 shooting death of a man in the Trinidad neighborhood.
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Curlee "Pooh" Hall, 32, his brother and a third man ambushed Robert Taylor on May 31, 1998, in the 1200 block of Neal Street NE, according to prosecutors. The three men mistakenly thought Taylor had been involved in the slaying a day earlier of their friend Roy Cobb, prosecutors said. Taylor, of Long Island, N.Y., was struck as he tried to flee his assailants, and he collapsed two blocks away.
Hall and his brother, Andre Lane, then shot Taylor in the head, according to prosecutors. Taylor was shot 10 times, including twice in the head. Hall was in jail facing other charges when he was charged last year in Taylor's death. His brother is awaiting trial. Hall will be sentenced Dec. 15 by Judge Erik P. Christian.
-- Henri E. Cauvin
DOUBLE-PARKING
Task Force Urges Ticketing, Common Sense at Churches
A D.C. task force created this year to address double-parking around city churches has recommended enforcing existing parking rules while using common sense to resolve the issue.
The task force issued a report yesterday that outlines proposals to create additional spaces for those attending religious services. They suggest allowing cars to park on medians or use parking structures, or having churches provide shuttle services from parking lots.
The task force was established after a dispute developed near Logan Circle, where residents complained that parishioners were double-parking and blocking their cars.
The local Advisory Neighborhood Commission appointed a committee that established 153 new parking spaces with the help of the D.C. Department of Transportation.
Other neighborhoods should learn from the Logan Circle example, said Henry Stewart, the mayor's director of community affairs. "I think we used common sense to solve a contentious issue," he said.
-- Nikita Stewart
