DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt sentenced a defendant to 15 years in jail on Feb. Read more »

The jury returned a guilty verdict on five of seven charges Nov. Read more »

“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. Read more »

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. Read more »

The victim in a violent stabbing case testified that the defendant “tried to make me stab myself” in a Nov. Read more »

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. Read more »

A police officer who responded to the scene testified in a stabbing case that the victim was “barely alive” in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on Oct. Read more »

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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt postponed Devan Green's trial from July to October, based on information that Green recently revealed to his lawyer, in a hearing on July 12. Read more »

After parties deliberated over a “prior bad acts” motion in a domestic violence case, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt allowed the defendant's prior crimes to be submitted as evidence during a June 20 hearing.  Devan Green, 30, is accused of assault with a dangerous weapon and assault with intent to kill while armed for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal stabbing that occurred on Sept. Read more »