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Homicide Defendant Convicted of All Charges in Lovers Quarrel

By Keirah Chen - January 28, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details A defendant in domestic violence homicide was found guilty of all four charges against him by a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom, on Jan. 22. Idrissa... Read More

Homicide Victim’s Mother Testifies ‘Things Were Becoming Different,’ Between Daughter and Defendant at Trial

Details A homicide victim’s mother testified before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on Jan. 16 about the deteriorating relationship between her daughter and the man suspected... Read More

‘I Tried to Get Us to Safety,’ Homicide Victim’s Best Friend Testifies in Trial

Details 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. 15. Idrissa... Read More

Prosecutors Say Homicide Victim ‘Never Saw it Coming’ at Trial

Details Parties delivered opening statements, and multiple law enforcement witnesses testified, before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on Jan. 14. Idrissa Fall, 37, is charged with... Read More

Judge Allows Prosecutors to Use Defendant’s Police Statements in Trial

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt denied a homicide defendant’s motion to suppress his statements to police in trial during a hearing on Jan. 10. Idrissa Fall, 37, is charged... Read More

Jury Selection in 3-Year Old Homicide Case Pushed Back

Details Parties agreed to select the jury for a 2021 homicide case at a later date due to a scheduling conflict. Idrissa Fall, 37, is charged with first-degree murder premeditated while... Read More

Defendant Rejects Two Plea Offers in 2021 Homicide Case

Details On April 17, a defendant rejected two plea offers relating to a 2021 homicide case before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt Idrissa Fall, 37, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Murder Defendant Waives Right to Independently Test DNA Evidence

Details On April 8, a defendant in a 2021 homicide case waived his right to independent DNA testing before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. Idrissa Fall, 37, is charged with... Read More

Judge Accepts Doctor’s Competency Finding for Homicide Defendant

Details On Jan. 4, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt alerted parties she was accepting a doctor’s findings that a homicide defendant was competent to withstand trial. Idrissa Fall, 37, is... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea Offer

Details On Sept. 22, Idrissa Fall rejected a plea offer extended by prosecutors in connection to a 2021 homicide. Fall, 36, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in a bias-related... Read More

Defense Requests Global Plea for Defendant Connected to a Homicide

Details On July 5, defense attorneys for a homicide defendant requested a global plea to encompass two cases pending against the same person. Idrissa Fall, 36, is charged with first degree... Read More

New Counsel Requests Time To Review Homicide Case For Possible Plea Deal

Details Newly appointed defense attorney, Kevin Mosley, requested a date for a status hearing to familiarize himself with a murder involving a lover’s quarrel. In a May 2 hearing before DC... Read More