The parties disputed whether a fatal pedestrian crash constituted second-degree murder in a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on May 5.  Spiro Stafilatos, 35, is charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault knowingly grave risk while armed, and fleeing a law enforcement officer for his alleged involvement in a fatal car crash on Dec. Read more »

The prosecution played a video of a vehicular homicide defendant apparently telling a detective he did not care whether the victims survived the accident in a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on May 4. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt presided over testimony from a homicide defendant and clinical psychologists claiming the suspect has post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a trial on April 30. Read more »

Parties disagreed about whether a defendant’s apparently reckless choices or his post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) led to a fatal crash in a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on April 28. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt and parties discovered that a homicide defendant diagnosed himself with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a hearing on April 9.  Spiro Stafilatos, 38, is charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault knowingly grave risk while armed, and fleeing law enforcement for his alleged involvement in a Dec. Read more »

Prosecutors challenged a defense mental health expert in a motions hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on April 3.  Spiro Stafilatos, 38, is charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault knowingly grave risk while armed, and fleeing law enforcement, for his alleged involvement in a Dec. Read more »

A motion to suppress key statements in a traffic homicide case was denied by DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan during a hearing on Dec. Read more »

The attorney for a traffic homicide defendant argued that his client's interview with a police detective should be excluded from evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Nov. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan deemed a homicide defendant competent to stand trial on Sept. Read more »

A homicide defendant rejected a plea offer from the prosecution and requested a jury trial before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Aug. Read more »

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The Metropolitan Police Department's (MPD) Major Crash Investigations Unit is investigating a traffic fatality resulting from a vehicle crash that occurred on Dec. Read more »

A jury found a homicide defendant guilty on all counts that stemmed from a fatal vehicle crash before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on May 6. Read more »