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Motion to Supress Denied –  Opening Statements Update @ break – 3:25pm Price counsel Bernie Grimm and Ward counsel David Schertler delivered strong opening statements.  A 15 minute break followed. Grimm began, “The government’s theory is unequivical, absolutely not supported by any evidence, fantastic…” Grimm says the government has floated an idea that “someone,’ i.e. Michael Price, could...
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Dr. Goslinoski’s Report – And an Opposing View It all really started here nearly four years ago, with a murder. Then an autopsy was performed to help solve that murder. And here we are now, 72 hours from the start of the trial that may answer some of the enduring questions about the murder which took...
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Defendants Waive Right to Jury Trial  – Update: Wednesday, 5:38pm It was a thin courtroom that gathered at 3:45pm this afternoon.  No family, no friends; just attorneys and media. Ward counsel David Schertler rose with the defendant’s request to waive their right to trial by jury; AUSA Glenn Kirschner offered no objection. Judge Leibovitz began by asking if...
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Voir Dire and Seating the “Ideal” Jury Wednesday begins the process of voir dire – roughly meaning ’speak true’ – in which Judge Lynn Leibovitz and both legal teams will sort through the pool of seventy potentials to seat a jury of 12, with 4 alternates.  (The alternates won’t know who they are, by the...
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Plus – A Surprise Witness Tuesday The afternoon picked up with continuation of Detective Waid’s testimony on cross by Price defense counsel Bernie Grimm.  Argument proceeded from this morning, with defense trying to establish length of time the defendants were at Violent Crimes Branch, the circumstances of their questioning, and whether they were free to...
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Fuzzy Legal Arguments, and Questions To Be Resolved The afternoon’s portion of the status hearing began at 2:15, in an ever-so-slightly cooler courtroom. Hopes ran to more accomplishments like what was seen in the morning.  Hopes largely dashed…or at least postponed. Judge Leibovitz began by returning to sexual orientation – an issue all thought resolved this morning,...
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A Clearer Picture of What Will Make It To Trial We’re filing at the 1pm lunch break during today’s status hearing.   It’s a day of all business. You know the trial is nearing as the number of attorneys present multiplies; nine today in all introduced at the start of proceedings at 9:45am. What’s in, and what’s out: xylenes...
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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 – and having been employed on some side of the communications business – to detect...
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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 and tended.  Let’s all grab our spades. Among the flowers that have failed to bloom is...
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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 Judge. First up: the government’s objections to defense experts Dr. Smith, Dr. Englert, and top-biller Dr....
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