Murder Defendant Pleads Guilty
A defendant in a homicide case entered a guilty plea to second-degree murder in front of DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Nov. 14. Niko Hall, 33, was originally…
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A defendant in a homicide case entered a guilty plea to second-degree murder in front of DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Nov. 14. Niko Hall, 33, was originally…
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On Nov. 13, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt allowed a stabbing defendant’s sentencing to be pushed to April, 2025 to allow him to finish a painting apprentice program at…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt heard testimony about which type of luxury watch was the probable motive for a murder in the preliminary hearing of two defendants on Nov….
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt continued a preliminary hearing after learning a murder defendant was deemed mentally incompetent by the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), and requested a another…
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A stabbing defendant formally rejected a global plea offer that would have resolved three cases in a Nov. 7 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. James Callen, 40,…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt deemed a murder defendant competent to stand trial on Nov. 7, citing a report from the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH). Niko Hall, 32,…
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“You had to stab her to defend yourself … including those seven stab wounds on her back?” the prosecution asked during cross-examination of a stabbing defendant in a Nov. 7…
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A stabbing defendant claimed self-defense in a dispute with the victim, who suffered 21 stab wounds, in trial arguments before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Nov. 6. Devan…
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The victim in a violent stabbing case testified that the defendant “tried to make me stab myself” in a Nov. 5 trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. Devan…
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A witness in a stabbing case testified the victim was “being held captive” by her boyfriend in a jury trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Nov. 4. …
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt heard from a homicide co-defendant asserti his right to conduct independent DNA testing and accepted his two co-defendants decision to waive their similar right…
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During a hearing on Nov. 1, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt reordered a mental competency evaluation for a murder defendant after he refused to participate in the evaluation the…
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