Singer D4vd pleads not guilty in murder case and switches to public defender

Burke was charged on April 20 with capital murder in the 2025 death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez

US singer D4vd loses high-profile lawyers ahead of murder trial  ITVX

D4vd was back in court Monday, Aug. 31, where the 21-year-old singer’s new attorney entered not guilty pleas to all three charges in the gruesome murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, surprisingly dropped his high-powered private defense team and turned to a public

The defence lawyers said in a statement that the judge granted their request to withdraw after finding that D4vd qualified for a court-appointed lawyer.

Singer, accused of murder and sexual abuse of teen Celeste Rivas Hernandez, to be represented by LA public defender Singer D4vd lost his high-profile private lawyers on Monday at a hearing where he entered a new not guilty plea to charges that he killed, sexually abused and dismembered 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernand

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-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-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

Walid Fouad Kandeel is a Deputy Public Defender with the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office.

D4vd's motives for splitting with his legal team are currently unclear, but he now has representation from the L.A. County Public Defender's Office.

Billboard is tracking developments in the singer's criminal case for allegedly killing the 14-year-old and dismembering her body.

D4vd is now without his all-star legal team as a public defender takes over his defense in his trial over the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas.

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-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

Singer D4vd has lost his private lawyers and entered a new not guilty plea

Singer D4vd loses prominent lawyers defending him in killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez  AP News

Singer D4vd, charged with murdering and dismembering teen, dismisses lawyer  Reuters

The singer, 21, will be now represented by a public defender in the murder trial of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. He has pleaded not guilty.

LOS ANGELES — Singer D4vd fired his high-profile legal team and opted instead to be represented by public defenders, he told a judge on Monday.

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