Following a mistrial, defense attorneys for Alphonso Walker filed a motion with the DC Court of Appeals regarding DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s denial of their motion to dismiss…
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On May 12, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt set a new trial date for a double homicide case following a mistrial on May 10. Alphonso Walker, 45, is charged…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt admitted she erred in not telling jurors that testimony from a key prosecution witness in a double murder trial was “inadmissible hearsay.” “I will…
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On May 9, defense attorneys for murder suspect Alphonso Walker filed for a mistrial alleging misconduct after prosecutors elicited a potentially prejudicial statement from a witness. Walker, 45, is charged…
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Whether a weapon introduced as evidence matches the gun used to kill two murder victims was hotly debated during an ongoing trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on…
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As a double homicide trial continued before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt, on May 3, an eyewitness testified about receiving an emotional phone call from inside the house where the killings…
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The owner of a home where a double murder took place testified in a May 2 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt he was in the house when…
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The defense disparaged a key eyewitness’s credibility in a murder trial after revealing inconsistencies in her testimony, and citing her prior conviction for perjury. Alphonso Walker, 45, is charged with…
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DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo presided over a motion hearing that involved 54 defendants concerning violations of their rights during jury selection. Defense attorneys Jason Tulley and Imeime Umana…
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In an April 13 hearing, the Grand Jury testimony for a key witness in a five-year-old homicide case was brought into question. Alphonso Walker, 45, is being charged with two…
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At a resumed motion hearing on April 6, the defense and prosecution discussed whether or not an eyewitness should be allowed to make an in-court identification in a homicide trial…
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During a motions hearing on April 4, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt allowed the prosecution to include a new expert witness, even though the deadline for the testimony had…
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