On April 21, parties continued jury selection on what was supposed to be the first day of trial.   Alphonso Walker, 46, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection to the death of Delonte Wilson,23, and Antone Brown,44, near the 400 block of 61st Street, NE on April 25, 2018.  Parties were not able to reach the jurors' threshold number, out of the beginning 80-juror panel, to go on to final jury selection because too many jurors already set plans for various reasons, including the Memorial Day holiday. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo presided over a motion hearing that involved 54 defendants concerning violations of their rights during jury selection.  Defense attorneys Jason Tulley and Imeime Umana are representing a compiled case of 54 defendants, claiming that each of the defendants had their fifth and sixth amendment rights violated due to the Fair Cross Section Clause. Read more »

On April 19, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt walked out of the courtroom leaving attorneys to argue among themselves.    Alphonso Walker, 45, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection to the death of Delonte Wilson,23, and Antone Brown,44, near the 400 block of 61st Street, NE on April 25, 2018.  Defense counsel Prescott Loveland requested the prosecution tell the defense who they plan to call as witnesses  24 hours in advance. Read more »

In an April 13 hearing, the Grand Jury testimony for a key witness in a five-year-old homicide case was brought into question. Read more »

At a resumed motion hearing on April 6, the defense and prosecution discussed whether or not an eyewitness should be allowed to make an in-court identification in a homicide trial due to the inconsistencies in his testimony.  Alphonso Walker is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection to the deaths of Dalonte Wilson, 23, and Antone Brown, 44, near the 400 block of 61st Street, NE on April 25, 2018. Read more »

During a motions hearing on April 4, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt allowed the prosecution to include a new expert witness, even though the deadline for the testimony had passed. Read more »

All parties are set to prepare for a month-long wave of pretrial motions for a double homicide case as it inches closer to its newly scheduled trial date. Read more »

Court-ordered sanctions that forced the prosecution to introduce a new witness have caused yet another trial delay for a double homicide case. Read more »

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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt ruled to exclude two witnesses' testimonies in regards to missing evidence during a  Feb. Read more »

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Parties had a lengthy debate on whether the language used by expert witnesses should be altered to be more comprehensible by the jury during a Feb. Read more »

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