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Defendant Shot Murder Victim ‘In Cold Blood,’ Prosecution Says in Closing
The jury trial for a shooting defendant ended with closing arguments before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Jan. Read more »
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Homicide Victim’s Mother Testifies ‘Things Were Becoming Different,’ Between Daughter and Defendant at Trial
A homicide victim’s mother testified before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on Jan. Read more »
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‘I Tried to Get Us to Safety,’ Homicide Victim’s Best Friend Testifies in Trial
A homicide victim’s best friend, who witnessed the fatal shooting, and a medical examiner testified before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on Jan. Read more »
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Prosecutors Say Homicide Victim ‘Never Saw it Coming’ at Trial
Parties delivered opening statements, and multiple law enforcement witnesses testified, before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on Jan. Read more »
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Defendant Waives Right to Independently Test DNA Evidence in Road Rage Homicide
A homicide defendant waived his right to independently test DNA evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Jan. Read more »
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Homicide Defendant Waives Right to Independently Test DNA Evidence
A homicide defendant waived his right to independently test DNA evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Jan. Read more »
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Stabbing Defendant Accepts Plea Deal, Drops Challenge of Competency For Trial
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. Read more »
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Stabbing Defendant Waives Right to a Preliminary Hearing, Considers Plea Deal
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. Read more »
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Jury Finds Murder Defendant Guilty on All Counts
A jury found Amard Jefferson guilty on all five counts in a murder trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Dec. Read more »
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Murder and Conspiracy Defendant Accepts Plea Deal For Assault with Intent to Kill
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 armed before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Dec. Read more »
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Shooting Defendant Maintains Innocence at Sentencing
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 imprisonment on Jan. Read more »
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Stabbing Victim Urges Treatment for Attacker at Sentencing
"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 about his assailant at a sentencing before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Dec. Read more »
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Murder Defendant’s Attorney Says He Acted in Self-Defense During ‘Home Invasion’
Parties delivered closing arguments during a hearing on Dec. Read more »
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Murder Trial Witness Admits Lies, Hallucinations, False Memories
During cross examination, a defense attorney for a murder defendant extracted confessions of lying to police from a key witness in a murder trial. Read more »
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Defense Wants Shooting Suspect’s Competency Reevaluated
A shooting suspect's mental competency hearing was delayed on Dec. Read more »