Alphonso Roberts, 32, pleaded guilty on Friday to the murder of Maurico Walker. In Roberts’ status hearing in early July, his attorney said his client was anticipating entering plea negotiations. Since then,…
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Murder suspect Alphonso Roberts anticipates entering plea negotiations with the government, his attorney said in court last week. Roberts is due back in court July 22 for an update on the…
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In court Tuesday morning, a judge denied Alphonso Roberts’ request to be transported from jail to his mother’s funeral without more information about the jail’s process of releasing and transporting…
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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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On April 27, the defense attempted to show Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives’ failure to probe other suspects during the investigation for a double homicide case. Alphonso Walker, 45, is…
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