Plaintiffs Reply to Defense Opposition on the 5th
Under DC Civil Code Rule 30(d)(2), the plaintiff is entitled to one day of seven hours of deposition testimony for each defendant, absent a further order of court.
Multiply that by three and Kathy Wone has the opportunity, if her Covington team chooses to run out the clock, to...
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Defense Fires Back on Interpreting the 5th
The level of tension in Covington’s conference room on November 10, for Dylan Ward’s deposition, must have been off the charts.
Plaintiff’s counsel Ben Razi hammered away at Ward with question after question, while defense counsel Robert Spagnoletti did all the talking for his muted client.
Razi wanted Ward to directly...
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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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