A homicide defendant waived his right to independently test DNA evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Jan. 10. Deandre Miles, 28, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder…
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A stabbing defendant withdrew a planned challenge to a finding he was competent to stand trial and accepted a plea deal before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Jan….
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A stabbing defendant waived his rights to a preliminary hearing and requested he be released as pending a plea deal decision before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Jan….
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A jury found Amard Jefferson guilty on all five counts in a murder trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Dec. 20. Jefferson, 25, was found guilty of…
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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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A shooting defendant’s attorney told DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt her client maintains his innocence and plans to appeal his conviction after he was sentenced to 24 years of…
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“If I had died, my blood would be not only on his hands but on the hands of a mental healthcare system that had failed him,” a stabbing victim said…
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Parties delivered closing arguments during a hearing on Dec. 18, before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom. Amard Jefferson, 25, is charged with second-degree murder while…
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During cross examination, a defense attorney for a murder defendant extracted confessions of lying to police from a key witness in a murder trial. The witness also told Clark she…
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A shooting suspect’s mental competency hearing was delayed on Dec. 13 to give the defense more time to conduct their own evaluation before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. Christopher…
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During cross-examination, the defense pointed out apparent contradictions in an eyewitness’ testimony at different times during the investigation of a murder before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Dec….
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A suspect in a stabbing case pled not guilty to all charges in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Dec. 9. James Petticolas, 40, is charged…
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