Author: Doug

At The Threshold

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;…

Can You Hear Me Now?

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…

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…

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…

Family Matters

New Bits – And Old Hits – In The Prosecution’s Playlist  More paper filed in advance of this Friday’s status hearing means more late night reading.  On the nightstand currently:  “Reply In Support Of Defendants’ Motion In Limine To Exclude…

The Third Degree: Ward

Ward’s Transcript: Good Cop, Bad Cop…and Homophobe Cop Q: I don’t believe we’re getting the truth here. A: Everyone keeps telling me that. We’ve read transcripts of Joe Price and Victor Zaborsky’s ‘voluntary’ statements to the MPD the night of Robert…

Gorilla Dust

Kicking Up Distractions Before the Court.  Why It Matters In modern times it dates back to December 15th, 1991.  H. Ross Perot – remember him? – then a member of the General Motors board, parried with GM CEO Roger Smith’s…

"That's Bulls–t."

An Attorney Unloads on the Trouple’s Defense, and the Prosecution’s Hubris From the start we’ve worked to cultivate a deep pool of experienced opinion.  Blood spatter analysts, medical toxicoligists, psychological therapists, homicide researchers, forensic psychologists…and, of course, lawyers. We continue…

"Our Theory is Evolving."

A Clearer Sense of What We’ll See at Trial Considering the reams of paper filed in advance of Friday’s status hearing, Judge Lynn Leibovitz again demonstrated firm command in managing her courtroom.   Amazing what can be accomplished in just one…

Separation Anxiety

The Trouple Now A Couple…And Maybe Not Even That Periodically we like to take the temperature of the defendants to learn how they’re holding up.  Sure, we see them at the Moultrie Courthouse, but they’re not exactly talkative.  So how…