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D4vd’s legal team abruptly withdraws; singer taps public defender for murder trial (opens the original)
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LOS ANGELES — D4vd and his legal team parted ways, with the singer opting instead to be represented by public defenders in his high-profile murder case, he told a stunned courtroom Monday. After lawyers had met with Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo in chambers, defense attorney Blair Berk emerged and told the court that her client, whose real name is David Burke, wants the public defender. “Is that your wish, Mr. Burke?” Olmedo asked. The surprising turnaround came during
Nick Reiner has spent some of his family money on murder defense, lawyers say (opens the original)
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LOS ANGELES — Nick Reiner has paid for at least part of his murder defense with money set aside for him by the parents he’s accused of killing — and he argues he’s due even more, probate lawyers revealed Monday. Reiner, 32, wasn’t in court as attorneys argued over his right to the $1.63 million in a trust fund acclaimed director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner created for him. His parents were fatally stabbed in their home in Los Angeles’ Brentwood neighborhood in December. Reiner has plead
Text messages show teen whom singer D4vd is accused of killing had an abortion (opens the original)
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LOS ANGELES — Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the teen whom singer D4vd is accused of killing, had an abortion during their relationship, according to text messages prosecutors shared in court Friday. D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, has been charged with killing and dismembering the 14-year-old. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14 and unlawful mutilation of human remains. The singer has been in court this week for a preli
At evidence hearing in D4vd murder case, detective describes finding teen’s severed limbs in singer’s car (opens the original)
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LOS ANGELES — Singer D4vd was back in court Tuesday for a multiday hearing to decide whether there is enough evidence to put him on trial in the killing and dismemberment of a 14-year-old girl who authorities said had threatened to expose their relationship. D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, entered the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in shackles and an orange jumpsuit. The judge denied a request to unshackle him completely, saying that the handcuffs would be removed
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