Judge Rainey Brandt Archives - Page 15 of 25

Defense in Murder Case Says They Aren’t Ready for March Trial

Details A murder defendant’s counsel asked a judge to postpone their client’s March trial due to the large volume of evidence they say they’ve received from the prosecution. Malik Holston is... Read More

Preliminary Hearing Rescheduled for Fatal Stabbing Case

Details A preliminary hearing for a murder case was rescheduled because a defendant was in quarantine at DC Jail. Christian Monge is accused of killing 28-year-old Brittanie Clark on Aug. 31,... Read More

Defendant Accused of Stabbing Girlfriend Arraigned on First-Degree Murder Charge

Details A DC Superior Court judge arraigned a domestic homicide defendant. Ronald Miller is accused of stabbing his 28-year-old girlfriend, Tiffany Hardy, to death on Feb. 8, 2021. Hardy was found... Read More

Mother Charged with 11-Month-Old’s Death Accepts Plea Deal

Details A mother accepted a plea deal more than a year after she was arrested for the death of her infant child. Makenzie Anderson was approximately two weeks shy of her... Read More

Judge Sets 2023 Trial Dates for Domestic Homicide Case

Details A judge scheduled a murder defendant to go to trial in May 2023. Parties estimate it will last three weeks. On April 15, 2020, 28-year-old Shantal Hill was found on... Read More

Man Rejects Plea Deal in Fatal Stabbing Case

Details A defendant charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing a 71-year-old man to death inside his home rejected an offer from the prosecution to plead guilty to a... Read More

Multiple Court Hearings Canceled Amid DC Jail Covid Outbreak

Details Hearings for multiple cases were canceled at the DC Superior Court due to the DC Jail seeing their largest COVID-19 outbreak since the pandemic began, according to government data. As... Read More

Judge Plans to Address Motions in Five-Defendant Murder Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a hearing in a murder case so she could have time to look over outstanding motions filed by four of the five co-defendants. Tyiion... Read More

Preliminary Plea Negotiations Underway in Case of Fatal Traffic Accident

Details Parties are negotiating a potential plea deal for a man charged with murder in relation to a traffic incident. On the afternoon of June 13, 2021, Gerald Lewis was allegedly... Read More

Judge Grants Defendant’s Request for New Defense Counsel

Details A DC Superior Court judge agreed to appoint new counsel for a murder defendant who said he was displeased with his lawyer’s work in his case. Herman Williams is charged... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to September Sexual Assaults

Details A defendant pleaded guilty to third-degree sexual abuse and misdemeanor sexual abuse. On Sept. 14, 2021, a woman was walking her dog in Southeast, DC when Darnell Peoples started following... Read More

Parties Close to Plea Agreement in Sex Abuse Case

Details Parties in a sex abuse case are close to reaching a plea agreement. The 19-year-old defendant is charged with first-degree child sex abuse for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl multiple... Read More