Judge Rainey Brandt Archives - Page 10 of 25

Homicide Defendants Gets Time to Discuss Plea Deal with Attorneys

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt scheduled a status hearing for mid-September to give defense attorneys time to discuss the prosecution’s plea offer with their clients. Rashaad Winston, 26 and... Read More

Judge Denies Release in Domestic Violence Case

By Beatriz Olivares [former] - August 18, 2022
Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | Sexual Assault | Suspects |

Details During an Aug. 18 preliminary hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt denied release for a defendant accused of running over a man who allegedly raped her in front of... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Murder Case

Details After two days of preliminary hearings, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt ruled that a fatal shooting of a mother of two has enough evidence to go to trial. On... Read More

Judge Denies Motions by Prosecution in 2018 Homicide Case

Details During an Aug. 12 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt denied the prosecution’s motions in a 2018 homicide case. Edward Brown, 60, is charged with robbery of a senior... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Homicide Case, Releases Defendant

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt found probable cause during the second day of a preliminary hearing but released the defendant under the high intensity supervision program (HISP) ahead of... Read More

Parties Hold Off Scheduling Preliminary Hearing Date

Details Parties held off scheduling a preliminary hearing date for a defendant charged with murder for the stabbing death of a 42-year-old man. Michael Dolson, 37, is charged with second-degree murder... Read More

Judge Denies Releasing Domestic Violence Defendant After Delay in Preliminary Hearing

By Carrie McDonald [former] - August 11, 2022
Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | Sex Abuse | Sexual Assault |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt denied the defense’s motion to release a domestic violence and sex abuse defendant after his preliminary hearing was rescheduled for Aug. 22. The defendant... Read More

Judge Set to Close Sex Assault Case in 2 Weeks

Details At an Aug. 8 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt accepted the prosecution’s request to delay a probation violation ruling by two weeks. Todd Anderson, 27, pleaded guilty on... Read More

Defense Attorney Requests to Withdraw from 2018 Homicide Case

Details During an Aug. 5 hearing, a defense attorney filed a motion to withdraw as counsel in a 2018 homicide case. Marquette Jordan, 31, is accused of stabbing 40-year-old Ivan Lynch... Read More

Judge Removes GPS Tracking from Defendant Accused of Killing Her Child

Details During an Aug. 5 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt allowed a defendant accused of killing her 16-month-old child to be taken off GPS monitoring while on pretrial release. ... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Child Sex Abuse Case

Details During an Aug. 4 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt found probable cause in a 2020 child sex abuse case. The defendant is charged second-degree child sex abuse for... Read More

Sexual Assualt Defendant Put on Home Confinment

Details D.C. Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt found probable cause for a defendant charged with sexual assault. The 18-year-old defendant is charged with fourth degree sexual assault and robbery. During the... Read More