On May 5, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers arrested and charged 30-year-old Jamal Coleman with assault with a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting that occurred…
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A jury acquitted a shooting defendant on both pending charges after a week-long trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Oct. 24. Jamal Coleman, 32, was charged with…
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Prosecutors asserted Oct. 1 that a defendant accused of driving a vehicle where shots were fired from is “just as guilty as if he fired the weapon himself,” during closing…
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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 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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During a jury trial in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on Sept. 25, the prosecution labeled a non-fatal shooting as a “neighborhood dispute that went too far.” Jamal…
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On Feb 15, the validity of allegations made by a victim in a non-fatal shooting were questioned before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. Jamal Coleman, 31, is charged with…
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On July 26, D.C. Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow granted a non-fatal shooting defendant’s request to change his attorney. Jamal Coleman, 31, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon…
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