D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom on Monday, 31 August 2026, where his high-profile private defence team withdrew and the Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office was appointed to represent him in the murder case involving 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
The change drew scrutiny because Burke is a commercially successful recording artist, but neither the court nor his former lawyers publicly disclosed the financial details behind his eligibility for appointed counsel.
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