DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt issued a bench warrant for a stabbing defendant who allegedly violated his release conditions and a stay away order on Sept. 6. Dennis James…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt denied two defendants’ motions for judgment of acquittal on Sept. 4, arguing that the prosecution met the burden of proof. Ky’lee Palmer, 25, and…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt, standing in for DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz, sentenced a shooting defendant to 18 months, with all but three suspended on Aug. 30. …
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A homicide defendant’s ex-girlfriend, who is also his child’s mother, testified regarding their relationship and his alleged confession before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on…
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A suspect accused of murder in a domestic violence case appeared in an Aug. 15 hearing before DC Superior Court of Judge Rainey Brandt, On March 19, 33-year-old Isaac Pinkney…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt found probable cause that a defendant was the perpetrator in a shooting that occurred “out of nowhere, unprovoked,” during a hearing on Aug. 13. …
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The mother of a homicide victim spoke in opposition to a plea deal that would sentence her son’s shooter to 13-and-a-half years in prison during a hearing in front of…
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A shooting defendant’s request for a mistrial was denied by DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Aug. 1. Deon Cannon, 29, is charged with two counts of assault with…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt found probable cause to proceed with a non-fatal shooting case. Santos Duarte, 24, is charged with assault with intent to kill while armed, aggravated…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt ordered July 18 a stabbing defendant, who was released from jail in June, to appear before her frequently following a recent positive drug test. …
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A defendant found guilty of first-degree murder in 2014 pled guilty to the same incident during an emotional July 17 hearing in the courtroom of DC Superior Court Judge Rainey…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt ordered Christopher Wise transferred to St. Elizabeths Hospital for further evaluation on July 12, after receiving a report from the DC Department of Behavioral…
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