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Defense Accuses Juror of Rule Violation For Posting Images During Murder Trial
DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt alerted parties in a homicide case about a juror’s alleged violation of a pre-deliberation instruction Jan. Read more »
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Murder Defendant Found Guilty After Three Month Trial
A shooting defendant was found guilty of first-degree murder, among other charges, before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Nov. Read more »
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Prosecutors Argue Shooting Defendant Was ‘Driven By The Desire of Revenge’
DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt heard closing arguments on Nov. Read more »
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Prosecutor Challenges Argumentative Witness
A recalcitrant witness for the prosecution cut off a lawyer's probing questions during testimony in a murder trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Oct. Read more »
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Mutual Friend of Homicide Defendant, Victim Discusses Neighborhood Rivalries
A witness, identified as both a friend of the victim's and the defendant's, testified about an ongoing feud between rival neighborhoods that may have inspired a murder and a series of shootings before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Oct. Read more »
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Home Surveillance Clips Featured Evidence in Homicide Trial
Three witnesses appeared before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Oct. Read more »
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Eyewitness Testifies ‘Bullets Started Flying’ in Homicide, Serial Shooting Trial
A witness recounted the day she was under fire in front of a murder trial jury before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Oct. Read more »
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Jailed Witness Testifies in Teen Homicide Trial
A jailed witness testified about a defendant in a teen homicide, serial shooting case before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Oct. Read more »
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Surveillance Footage Details Shooters’ Vehicle Path in Teen Homicide Case
Surveillance footage of a vehicle involved in a 2020 fatal shooting case was presented to the jury before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Oct. Read more »
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Prosecution Evidence Links Co-Defendants to Conspiracy, Homicide
Footage used in the investigation of a fatal shooting was shown before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Oct. Read more »
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Witness Spars With Judge, Prosecutor in Teen Homicide Trial
A reluctant witness delivered heated testimony in a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Oct. Read more »
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Defense Challenges Prosecution Evidence in Teen Homicide Trial
Witnesses, including the mother of a convicted defendant, testified in a jury trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Sept. Read more »
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Government Shutdown May Delay Homicide Trial For Want of Jurors
DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt spoke with parties in a homicide trial about the impact of a potential federal government shutdown on the ongoing trial on Sept. Read more »
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Defense Challenges Prosecution’s, ‘Larger Than Life Conspiracy,’ in Teen’s Homicide
A murder defendant’s attorney didn't want the jury to see controversial music videos in a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Sept. Read more »
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Phones, Guns, Ballistic Evidence Debated in Homicide Trial
The prosecution introduced technical evidence on several fronts in a fatal shooting in front of DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Sept. Read more »