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. 6. Devan…
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The victim in a violent stabbing case testified that the defendant “tried to make me stab myself” in a Nov. 5 trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. Devan…
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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. 4. …
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt heard from a homicide co-defendant asserti his right to conduct independent DNA testing and accepted his two co-defendants decision to waive their similar right…
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During a hearing on Nov. 1, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt reordered a mental competency evaluation for a murder defendant after he refused to participate in the evaluation the…
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A homicide defendant waived his right to conduct independent DNA testing of the prosecution’s evidence during a hearing on Nov. 1 before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. Irv Duff,…
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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. 31. …
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Ky’lee Palmer was found guilty of murdering Barron Goodwin while his co-defendant Aaron Adgerson was acquitted before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Sept. 11. Palmer, 25, and Adgerson,…
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A jury acquitted a shooting defendant on both pending charges after a week-long trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Oct. 24. Jamal Coleman, 32, was charged with…
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A mother accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Oct. 15. Sasha McCoy, 28, was originally charged with first-degree murder and first-degree…
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A stabbing defendant accepted a plea deal offered by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Oct. 15. Cristian Martinez, 19, was initially charged with assault with intent…
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A homicide defendant was arraigned in a murder case on Oct. 9, before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. Deandre Miles, 28, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed,…
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