DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt admonished argumentative attorneys and obstreperous defendants after a jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict in a homicide case on May 7. Demonte Gibson,…
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Jurors began deliberations after prosecution and defense presented their closing arguments in a four-year-old homicide case before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on April 22 and 23. Demonte Gibson,…
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The prosecution’s rebuttal in a homicide case was delayed due to a co-defendant’s reported illness in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on April 9. Demonte Gibson,…
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A homicide defendant claimed he acted in self-defense during a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on April 8. Demonte Gibson, 27, and Asani Forte, 27, are charged…
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The defense in a murder trial called witnesses on April 7 who say they were stabbed by Delonte King, 34, the ultimate victim. DC Court records indicate King had a…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt denied two homicide co-defendants’ requests for acquittal of a conspiracy charge following the prosecution’s presentation of evidence in a hearing on April 3. Demonte…
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A forensic pathologist described how a homicide victim died before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on April 2. Demonte Gibson, 27, and Asani Forte, 26,…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt denied a request for mistrial after a juror sent a “bizarre” email to chambers and worried other jurors with his behavior on March 31. …
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Defense attorneys attempted to undermine the testimony of two Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives in a murder trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on April 1. Demonte Gibson,…
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A jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom heard testimony from a detective and a DNA expert in a four year old ago homicide during a hearing on…
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A murder trial was delayed March 27, as the parties spent time litigating a statement made by the recently severed defendant, Tre’Quan Nelson, 25, before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey…
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During opening statements in a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on March 24, the prosecution referred to two co-defendants as cowards for their alleged involvement in…
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