The Long, Strange Trip Continues
There may be no better time than the holiday slows and the two-year anniversary of the site to take stock of what’s happened and what lays ahead. A year from now the civil trial will be over. We joked that by the time this project was completed, we could’ve almost been lawyers. That assumes of...
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White Shoes and Black Hats?
Ten years ago the American Civil Trial Bar Roundtable published a white paper (later revised in 2006) that addressed how the “Lack of respect and confidence seems to have developed in the public’s mind for the trial practice…” Lawyer bashing is as old as the Bard, and more than likely even predates that famous...
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For Sale, No Sale or Sold?
According to a large real estate display add in the local community paper, The DuPont Current, 1509 Swann Street is still up for sale and it remains listed at $1,599,000. Quite a stocking stuffer.
Yet there is some confusion over whether the house is still on the market or not. ...
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“Who’s on First? What’s on Second?”
It’s a feature of DC Superior Court, and perhaps with other jurisdictions for all we know, that judicial calendars rotate annually. Stick around these parts long enough and you get to see this play out more than once.
A year ago at this time, defense counsel and the government were...
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Judge Brook Hedge’s Lasting Impact
The dust has settled from last Wednesday’s jam packed status hearing. Judge Hedge ruled officially on five pending motions.
Oral rulings in court parlance; there was no paper released on any of her decisions, so the only public record we have of that day is by way of the DC Superior Court database.
And...
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Why an Obscure Club May Hold the Key to Solving This Crime
You could be forgiven some skepticism when first hearing about the Vidocq Society. “Cuisine and crime-solving,” reads their home page, going on to explain how the world’s greatest forensic detectives gather monthly at the elegant walnut-lined Down Town Club in Philadelphia – all...
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Plaintiffs Win the Day at Status Hearing
Frigid weather and long, long lines greeted the Court Set at Moultrie on Wednesday morning. Jurors, attorneys, defendants, media and even judges braved the cold and stood in lines that snaked around the building, some waiting nearly an hour just to make it to security and the mags.
The long...
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The Defendants Have a Bad Day at Moultrie
Here’s your update from Moultrie:
Today’s hearing began at 10:20 – a late start due to heavy security in the building.
On the defendant’s Motion to Dismiss: motion denied.
On the defendant’s Motion to Enjoin – the “gag” order: motion denied.
On the plaintiff’s Motion to Compel: agreement has been worked...
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Going Back to Moultrie
It’s been nearly six months since the verdict came down in the criminal case. Judge Lynn Leibovitz’ summertime dose of cold comfort has given way to an unseasonable blast of frigid weather here in America’s Hockey Capital.
Today marks our second trip to Judiciary Square since the June 29 ruling; the last was...
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A Look Ahead to Wednesday’s Buffet
Wednesday’s 10am status hearing finds us back at Moultrie for the first time since September. Originally set to hear arguments on the Defendants’ 5th Amendment privilege plea during depositions, several other issues have been added to the agenda.
One of them includes the future media coverage of the case.
A total of...
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On August 2nd, 2006, Washington attorney Robert E. Wone was murdered at 1509 Swann Street. Over two years passed before any criminal charges were filed - and then only conspiracy, obstruction of justice and crime scene tampering charges were brought against the Swann Street housemates, all present in the home on the night of the murder: Joe Price, Dylan Ward and Victor Zaborsky.
On May 17, 2010, a DC Superior Court trial got underway and all three defendants were all acquitted in that bench trial on those pending charges.
Nearly four years later, very little seems clear about what happened that night and who murdered Robert Wone. A cloud of suspicion remains over the Swann Street defendants who have denied any involvement in the murder of their friend or in the alleged cover up.
Judge Lynn Leibovitz found a moral certainty in their collective guilt, but not evidentiary certainty. Civil proceedings in a wrongful death suit filed by Robert's family is the next chapter in this tragic story.
We continue to work together seeking answers to the mystery of Robert Wone's murder and in finding justice for his memory and legacy.
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