In the four corners of a DC courtroom on May 2 friends and family members of murder victim Dara Northern, 29, attempted to pick up the pieces of love lost and lives shattered.  “I won’t be kissing her forehead again, hold her in my arms, hold her children,” said Northern’s mother, a well-spoken academic.   “I received the most shocking call of my life.  That Dara had been shot.  I screamed!  I threw the phone down,” said a close friend about the incident on July 18, 2021 on the 6100 block of Fourth Street, NW. Read more »

A defendant in domestic violence homicide was found guilty of all four charges against him by a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom, on Jan. Read more »

The jury trial for a shooting defendant ended with closing arguments before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Jan. Read more »

A homicide victim’s mother testified before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on Jan. Read more »

A homicide victim’s best friend, who witnessed the fatal shooting, and a medical examiner testified before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on Jan. Read more »

Parties delivered opening statements, and multiple law enforcement witnesses testified, before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on Jan. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt denied a homicide defendant’s motion to suppress his statements to police in trial during a hearing on Jan. Read more »

Parties agreed to select the jury for a 2021 homicide case at a later date due to a scheduling conflict.  Idrissa Fall, 37, is charged with first-degree murder premeditated while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a prior convict for his alleged involvement in the shooting of 29-year-old Dara Northern. Read more »

On April 17, a defendant rejected two plea offers relating to a 2021 homicide case before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt  Idrissa Fall, 37, is charged with first-degree murder premeditated while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a prior convict, for his alleged involvement in the murder of Dara Northern, 29, on the 6100 block of 4th Street, NW, on July 18, 2021. Read more »

On April 8, a defendant in a 2021 homicide case waived his right to independent DNA testing before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt.  Idrissa Fall, 37, is charged with first-degree murder premeditated while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a prior convict, for his alleged involvement in the murder of Dara Northern, 29, on the 6100 block of 4th Street, NW, on July 18, 2021. Read more »

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On July 5, defense attorneys for a homicide defendant requested a global plea to encompass two cases pending against the same person. Read more »

Newly appointed defense attorney, Kevin Mosley, requested a date for a status hearing to familiarize himself with a murder involving a lover's quarrel. Read more »

During a Feb. Read more »