Judge Considers Murder Evidence in Preliminary Hearing
On Nov. 8, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt heard evidence to determine if a homicide case could move to trial. Iesha Marks, 29, is charged with first-degree murder while…
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On Nov. 8, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt heard evidence to determine if a homicide case could move to trial. Iesha Marks, 29, is charged with first-degree murder while…
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On Oct. 23, DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo found probable cause in a preliminary hearing for a non-fatal shooting case. Jonathan Young, 33, is charged with two counts of…
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On Oct. 18, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt found probable cause that a defendant was the perpetrator in a homicide case. Jaleil Jones, 18, is charged with first-degree murder…
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On Oct. 18, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt ordered that recent motions filed by a shooting defendant on his own behalf, or pro se, must be placed under seal. …
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On Oct. 18, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt stood by her previous order that the prosecution needs to turn over unredacted–that is complete–video evidence to the defense, in a…
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On Oct. 13, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt granted a homicide defendant’s motion to compel prosecutors to share names and contact information for witnesses. Duron Hudson, 22, is charged…
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On Oct. 11, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt detained a non-fatal shooting defendant in the DC Jail due to release condition violations. Markeis Crandall, 20, was originally charged with…
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On Oct. 4, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt ordered an initial forensic screening to determine if a shooting defendant is competent to stand trial. Lawrence Murphy, 50, is charged…
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At a presentment hearing on Oct 2, DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe detained a homicide defendant based on the evidence Desmond Thurston, 46, is charged with second-degree murder while…
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On Sept. 26, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt accepted a defense motion to sanction prosecutors over their handling of evidence in a non-fatal shooting case. Kenneth Davis, 44, is…
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On Sept. 19, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt sentenced a homicide defendant to 24 years in prison and three years of supervised release after the jury found the defendant…
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On Sept. 18, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt granted a homicide defendant’s request for release into an in-patient drug treatment program. Joseph Ballard, 59, is charged with second-degree murder…
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