Archive for January, 2010

Joe and Victor Jumped to Dylan’s Defense; Why Didn’t Dylan Reciprocate? Throughout the investigation into the murder of Robert Wone, the Metropolitan Police Department maintained that the Swann Street defendants told a consistent story about what happened on the evening of August 2, 2006.  Diane Durham’s statement was the first to question the authenticity...
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Judge Leibovitz Sets a Feverish Pace Also hitting the DC Superior Court database in the wake of the January 15 status hearing was Judge Lynn Leibovitz’s granting IN PART of the Defendant’s Motion for Scheduling Order. First up is a February 5 deadline for the government to have their Rule 16 notice, complete discovery and file...
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And Male Enhancement Last week in the prosecution’s latest discovery filing we learned new, albeit vague, information on the electro-stimulation device found in Dylan Ward’s bedroom and the location(s) of the needle puncture wounds found on Robert. Another key piece of evidence from the night of the murder, Victor Zaborsky’s 11:49pm 911 call,  has taken on...
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Government Cedes Crucial Element; Opens New Avenues  With a new judge setting an expedited schedule, and a trial date drawing nearer, filings between all sides – the government, the defense and the court – are moving post-haste.  And that’s only half the story.    Critical information contained in these filings, which has never been revealed, shows both...
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Judge Lynn Takes Ownership The first indication that a new judge with a new way of doing things has taken the reins of the Wone case occurred just before the gavel fell on Friday.  As always, we grabbed our seats early just as the bailiff unlocked the courtroom doors and waited for the customary “All rise,” that...
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Friday’s Hearing – And Behavior – Raises A New Theory The more time passes from Friday’s status hearing, the more serious questions arise.  We love hearings like that, and will have much to say over the next few weeks. As always, there were small details of the day that could easily be over-looked.  Mere dots on...
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A New Judge, And A New Attitude, In Moultrie   >> New pic added Long time Wone observers had become accustomed to the somewhat folksy ways and relaxed pace of Judge Fredrick Weisberg.   Whatever else learned from today’s status hearing, it was obvious that new Judge Lynn Leibovitz came ready to rumble. “I’m not inviting arguments, but...
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Team Coverage Live and frequent updates from the courthouse will begin at 1:00pm ET. A wrap up of today’s court action including pics and vids, goes up around 6:00pm. 345pm:  We got some stills and video of the defendants and principals leaving the courthouse.  We also managed to overhear a couple conversations….   We’re back at the...
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Hard Copies As promised, the three motions filed ahead of Friday’s 2:05pm status hearing.  Two seem rather routine.  The third, not so. The Government’s Response to Defendants’ Joint Motion to Exclude Uncharged Criminal Misconduct at page one argues that since the case’s previous Judge Frederick Weisberg had not set a briefings and motions schedule, which would...
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Paper Flies Ahead of Friday’s Status Hearing It’s become the norm that motions are filed ahead of the status hearings and this week is no exception.   Three of them have hit the DC Superior Court Clerk’s office in recent days: Gov’t Response to Defendants’ Joint Motion to Exclude Uncharged Criminal Misconduct Filed Attorney: PHILLIPS, CHANNING Gov’t Response to...
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