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D4vd pleads not guilty in Celeste Hernandez murder case; fires attorneys for public defender
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What happenedSinger D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges during an arraignment hearing Monday in the killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "D4vd Parts From Legal Team, Goes With L.A. County Public Defender for High-Profile Murder...". The center frames it as "D4vd case: Singer's lawyers withdraw, public defenders step in for pending trial in killi...".
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Left / center-leftD4vd Parts From Legal Team, Goes With L.A. County Public Defender for High-Profile Murder Trial
Vice News · Center-left · News report
CenterD4vd pleads not guilty in Celeste Hernandez murder case; fires attorneys for public defender
WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago) · Center · News report
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D4vd pleads not guilty in Celeste Hernandez murder case; fires attorneys for public defender
fires attorneys
Singer D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges during an arraignment hearing Monday in the killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernand...
D4vd case: Singer's lawyers withdraw, public defenders step in for pending trial in killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez
lawyers withdrawkilling of 14-year-old
Singer D4vd is now being represented by a public defender after his lawyers withdrew from his case Monday. He is facing charges in the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
D4vd case: Singer's lawyers withdraw, public defenders step in for pending trial in killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez
lawyers withdrawkilling of 14-year-old
Singer D4vd is now being represented by a public defender after his lawyers withdrew from his case Monday. He is facing charges in the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
Singer D4vd loses prominent lawyers defending him in killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer D4vd lost his high-profile private lawyers Monday at a hearing where he entered a new not guilty plea to charges that he killed, sexually abused and dismembered 14...
D4vd case: Singer's lawyers withdraw, public defenders step in for pending trial in killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez
Singer D4vd is now being represented by a public defender after his lawyers withdrew from his case Monday. He is facing charges in the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
D4vd case: Singer's lawyers withdraw, public defenders step in for pending trial in killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez
Singer D4vd is now being represented by a public defender after his lawyers withdrew from his case Monday. He is facing charges in the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
D4vd case: Singer's lawyers withdraw, public defenders step in for pending trial in killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez
Singer D4vd is now being represented by a public defender after his lawyers withdrew from his case Monday. He is facing charges in the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
D4vd case: Singer's lawyers withdraw, public defenders step in for pending trial in killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez
Singer D4vd is now being represented by a public defender after his lawyers withdrew from his case Monday. He is facing charges in the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
