Non-Fatal Stabbing Defendant Waives DNA Testing
A defendant waived his right to independently test DNA evidence recovered at the crime scene in his non-fatal stabbing case before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Oct. 7….
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A defendant waived his right to independently test DNA evidence recovered at the crime scene in his non-fatal stabbing case before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Oct. 7….
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On Oct. 4, a homicide defendant rejected a global plea deal that would have required him to serve 56 years in prison, before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. Reginald…
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Prosecutors asserted Oct. 1 that a defendant accused of driving a vehicle where shots were fired from is “just as guilty as if he fired the weapon himself,” during closing…
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A jury convicted a shooting defendant of nine out of 11 charges, following a multi-week long trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Sept. 24. Adrian Lee, 49,…
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During a jury trial in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on Sept. 25, the prosecution labeled a non-fatal shooting as a “neighborhood dispute that went too far.” Jamal…
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Adrian Lee‘s defense attorney, Albert Amissah, said Lee fired a gun in reasonable fear for his life. Meanwhile, the prosecution said he used unjustified deadly force in a verbal altercation….
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A homicide defendant waived his right to independently test DNA evidence during a Sept. 20 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. David Pena, 47, is charged with second-degree…
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In a trial before, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Sept. 18, the jury heard the defendant’s pregnant wife say that a confrontation after a car accident left her…
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Prosecutors say a shooting defendant changed his story in court testimony from his initial police interview, now claiming self-defense before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Sept. 19. Adrian…
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The lawyer for a stabbing defendant said he intends to challenge his client’s mental competency finding in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on Sept. 19. Kenneth Garner, 33,…
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A neighbor, who witnessed a shooting, identified the defendant as the alleged perpetrator in a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Sept. 17. Adrian Lee, 49, is…
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Parties disagreed on whether a non-fatal shooting was assault or self-defense. Even the victim and his fiancée contradicted each other’s testimony on multiple points in a trial before DC Superior…
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