Judge Rainey Brandt Archives - Page 3 of 25

Homicide Defendant Rejects Final Plea Offer for 2022 Murder Case

Details On June 2, murder defendant Delonte Jackson rejected the prosecution’s final plea offer pushing his case to trial. Jackson, 23, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged... Read More

Homicide Co-Defendants Request Continuance Pending Grand Jury Outcome

Details In a May 26 hearing, defense attorneys for co-defendants Demonte Gibson and Tre’quan Nelson asked for a 45-day extension pending grand jury indictments. Gibson, 26, and Nelson, 23, are charged... Read More

Trial in 5-year-old Double Homicide Case Continues Due to Appeal Motion

Details Following a mistrial, defense attorneys for Alphonso Walker filed a motion with the DC Court of Appeals regarding DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s denial of their motion to dismiss... Read More

New Trial Date Set for Double Homicide Case

Details On May 12, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt set a new trial date for a double homicide case following a mistrial on May 10. Alphonso Walker, 45, is charged... Read More

Homicide Defendant Waives Right to Independent DNA Testing of Evidence

Details On May 12, a murder suspect waived his right to independently test DNA evidence from a crime scene. Howard Fritts, 56, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his... Read More

Judge Orders Rearrest of Assault Defendant Due to Probation Violations

Details On May 9, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt ordered the rearrest of a man charged with assault with intent to kill following alleged probation violations. On March 1, Markeis... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Homicide Case

Details On May 2, DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe found probable cause to charge Tre’quan Nelson in connection with a homicide. Nelson, 23, is accused of first-degree murder while armed... Read More

Murder Preliminary Hearing Continues Due to Scheduling Conflict

Details On May 1, DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe was presented evidence of homicide to assist his ruling on probable cause. Tre’quan Nelson, 23, is charged with first-degree murder while... Read More

5 Years Later: Attorneys Deliver Opening Statements In Double Murder Case

Details In order for trial to start DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt denied a murder defendant’s previously filed motion before DC Superior Court Judge Marsia Demeo. The motion claimed there... 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

Judge Finds Probable Cause For Voluntary Manslaughter Despite Claims of Self-Defense

Details On April 19, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt said she couldn’t justify probable cause for a second-degree murder charge but did find evidence for voluntary manslaughter. Twenty-four-year-old Dionte Anderson is... 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