The Whispered Assertions the Jury Will Never Hear It’s rare a topic in this case comes along that so finely meshes with your editor’s skill sets…other than the basic one. And by that we mean living in DC long enough…
Month: April 2010
X-Ray Specs
Dr. Henry Lee Has A Vision The involvement and expected testimony of celebrity forensics expert Dr. Henry Lee has long been a topic of discussion here. First word of his work on behalf of the defendants surfaced at last November’s status…
Do Dead Men Groan?
Does Defense’s Own Expert Contradict Defendants’ Statements? In the government’s Omnibus Motion In Limine regarding Certain Designated Defense Experts, they focus on the testimony of Dr. Farzad Najam, a cardiac surgeon at George Washington University. Dr. Najam will testify that the…
Deconstructing Harry
Now That The Embargo Has Been Lifted… If you needed any more reason to go out and purchase the May edition of Washingtonian Magazine, this nugget that Harry Jaffe uncovered, is alone worth the cover price of $3.95. In painstaking (and…
The Divine Miss M.
10 Questions for Sarah Morgan, Swann Street’s Fourth As the lilacs fade and the calendar edges closer to May, the seeds from some of the unanswered questions we’ve planted over are beginning to sprout. The garden needs to be weeded…
That Dog Don't Hunt
Muzzling the Cadaver Dogs Although the odds of getting evidence and ‘testimony’ from the cadaver dogs who searched the murder scene were slim, it’s now official that none of their findings will make it into the trial. The original affidavit said…
Now Hiring
Inquire Within We’re still trying to determine how long the trial is supposed to last. It’s hard to be exact when predicting the length of a complex trial but in the coming days we’ll reach out to some principals to…
Metaphysics and Truth
Housekeeping…and Keeping on Track for May 10 It was a full courtroom, and relatively upbeat defendants, that greeted Judge Lynn Leibovitz as she gaveled in Friday’s status hearing at 3pm sharp. On the agenda? “Housekeeping and setting dates…” said the…
Mucho Moultrie
Status Hearing Updates 3:45pm: Adjournment. Full house today. NO continuance as of now. Xylene is OUT. May 5 evidentiary hearing is next order of business. Full recap coming. 2:50pm: Price, Ward, Zaborsky here. Defense team associates arrive. Schertler, Connolly too.…
Press Pass
Covering Today’s Status Hearing And The Trial Back to room 310 in the Moultrie Courthouse today for another status hearing. Judge Lynn Leibovitz gavels this one in at 3:00pm. The room usually fills up so getting there early is a…