D4vd will not proceed to a preliminary hearing on May 26 as previously scheduled after both prosecutors and the defense agreed Tuesday, the volume of evidence in the murder case remains too extensive to fully review.
D4VD PRELIMINARY HEARING NEW DATE: JUNE 29 https://t.co/l9cqOg2WyR
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During a hearing Tuesday morning at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles, Judge Charlene Olemdo granted a continuance, pushing the preliminary hearing to June 29, with an additional status hearing now scheduled for June 17.
Burke, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, is charged in connection with the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Prosecutors allege Rivas Hernandez’s dismembered remains were discovered inside a Tesla linked to the singer in September 2025. Burke has pleaded not guilty.
Burke appeared relaxed throughout much of the hearing, at times leaning forward casually with his elbows resting on the armrests of his chair. After the hearing concluded, Burke appeared to wink at his lawyer, Blair Berk, while being escorted from the courtroom. Los Angeles had eyes inside the courtroom…