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Trial Delays Continue in Double Homicide Case

Details On April 21, parties continued jury selection on what was supposed to be the first day of trial. Alphonso Walker, 46, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in... Read More

Motion Hearing Continues in 54 Defendant Case For Jury Selection Issues

Details DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo presided over a motion hearing that involved 54 defendants concerning violations of their rights during jury selection. Defense attorneys Jason Tulley and Imeime Umana... Read More

Parties Continue to Bicker A Day Before Trial In Double Murder Case

Details On April 19, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt walked out of the courtroom leaving attorneys to argue among themselves. Alphonso Walker, 45, is charged with two counts of first-degree... Read More

Defense Questions Legitimacy of a Key Witness’s Grand Jury Testimony

Details In an April 13 hearing, the Grand Jury testimony for a key witness in a five-year-old homicide case was brought into question. Alphonso Walker, 45, is being charged with two... Read More

Defense Argues Against In-Court Identification Due To Change in Witness Testimony

Details At a resumed motion hearing on April 6, the defense and prosecution discussed whether or not an eyewitness should be allowed to make an in-court identification in a homicide trial... Read More

Judge Allows New Expert Witness After Testimony Deadline

Details During a motions hearing on April 4, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt allowed the prosecution to include a new expert witness, even though the deadline for the testimony had... Read More

PreTrial Motions Continue as Double Homicide Trial is Delayed

Details All parties are set to prepare for a month-long wave of pretrial motions for a double homicide case as it inches closer to its newly scheduled trial date. Alphonso Walker,... Read More

New Witness Disclosure Causes Delay 48 Hours Before Five-Year-Old Double Homicide Trial is Scheduled to Begin

Details Court-ordered sanctions that forced the prosecution to introduce a new witness have caused yet another trial delay for a double homicide case. Alphonso Walker, 45, is being charged with two... Read More

Suppression of Suspect Identification Denied

Details In a Feb. 16 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt denied the defense’s motion to suppress an identification made by a witness in a double-homicide case. Alphonso Walker, 45,... Read More

Judge Delivers On Promise by Ruling on Pending Motions

Details In a Feb. 14 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt ruled again to withhold witness testimony in a double homicide case as it prepares for trial next week. Alphonso... Read More

Judge Rules to Exclude Witness Testimony in Lieu of Missing Evidence

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt ruled to exclude two witnesses’ testimonies in regards to missing evidence during a Feb. 13 hearing for a double homicide case. Alphonso Walker, 45, ... Read More

Representation of Jury Pool Questioned in Multiple Cases

By Alayna Stein [former] , Alesar Harfoush [former], Jenna Ferrick [former], Mariam Kamate [former] - February 13, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo presided over a Feb. 10 motion hearing which discussed a pervasive issue in 23 different felony cases. All cases involved in the motion hearing... Read More