Judge OKs Child Witness’s Statements in Stabbing Trial
On Oct. 10, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt ruled a witness’s statements, who was five-years-old at the time of the incident, are admissible to the jury in a stabbing…
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On Oct. 10, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt ruled a witness’s statements, who was five-years-old at the time of the incident, are admissible to the jury in a stabbing…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt reviewed a report from the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) and ruled that a defendant with serious mental issues must remain hospitalized at St….
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt delayed a ruling regarding a defendant’s motion for release to allow the prosecution time to respond in writing on Oct. 2. Santos Duarte, 24,…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt limited the scope of a non-fatal shooting victim’s testimony on Sept. 30 due to late disclosures by the prosecution and instructed that the jury…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt found there was enough evidence to take a shooting case to trial on Sept. 27 because of video footage of the defendant allegedly shooting…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt considered sanctioning a prosecutor about disclosing information on Sept. 26. Jamal Coleman, 31, is charged with assault with intent to kill while armed and…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt granted a prosecutor’s request to introduce a shooting defendant’s prior bad acts through the victim’s testimony on Sept. 24. Jamal Coleman, 31, is charged…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt sentenced a defendant who provided the guns for a shooting to 108 years and six months in prison on Sept. 19. Stephen Nelson, 22,…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt sentenced Tyiion Freeman to 108 years incarceration and Koran Jackson to 164 years on Sept. 13 for their involvement in a 2020 shooting spree…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt issued a bench warrant for a stabbing defendant who allegedly violated his release conditions and a stay away order on Sept. 6. Dennis James…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt denied two defendants’ motions for judgment of acquittal on Sept. 4, arguing that the prosecution met the burden of proof. Ky’lee Palmer, 25, and…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt, standing in for DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz, sentenced a shooting defendant to 18 months, with all but three suspended on Aug. 30. …
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