One of the defendants charged for the shootings that killed 13-year-old Malachi Lukes accepted a plea offer from the prosecution and pleaded guilty to assault with intent to kill while…
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On Oct. 4, a homicide defendant rejected a global plea deal that would have required him to serve 56 years in prison, before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. Reginald…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt sentenced a defendant who provided the guns for a shooting to 108 years and six months in prison on Sept. 19. Stephen Nelson, 22,…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt sentenced Tyiion Freeman to 108 years incarceration and Koran Jackson to 164 years on Sept. 13 for their involvement in a 2020 shooting spree…
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Following a multi-month long trial, a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom convicted three individuals for their involvement in a conspiracy, murder, and multiple non-fatal shootings on…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt advised attorneys to “wordsmith” the language contained in the charges which would assist the jury in deliberations. Tyiion Kyree Freeman, 24,Koran Jackson, 23, and…
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In an ongoing conspiracy and homicide co-defendant trial DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt replaced an absent juror during a June 20 hearing and deliberations resumed as scheduled. Koran Jackson,…
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During closing arguments in a co-defendant murder and conspiracy trial defense lawyers say the prosecution failed to connect the dots by linking the defendants to a deadly crime spree. The…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt denied three co-defendant’s motions for a mistrial following the prosecution’s closing arguments during a June 5 hearing, before defense attorneys began closing arguments. Koran…
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Prosecution presented closing arguments before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on June 4, which led to a mistrial motion in a murder conspiracy case. Koran Jackson, 23, Tyiion Kyree…
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At the culmination of a months-long murder conspiracy trial, both the prosecution and the defense submitted evidence at the last minute in hopes of bolstering their respective cases. On May…
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In an ongoing three co-defendant murder, conspiracy case, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt denied a defense motion to acquit the trio. It was the second time in a week…
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