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…
Category: Thomas Connolly
Advice and Consent
Zaborsky Withdraws Motion to Suppress An interesting consent motion ran across the clerk’s desk late Friday afternoon, but because the District of Columbia was celebrating Emancipation Day the Courthouse was closed. And perhaps ironically, this filing may be evidence of…
Hocus Pocus
Kirschner Pulls A Couple Rabbits Out Of His Hat With the May trial looming just weeks away, we’re trying to stay current with the latest motions and filings. Not always easy given the challenges posed by DC’s stone age system…
Standing Room Only
Closing Night for Severance? Early into last Friday’s status hearing we learned of a letter that Joe Price counsel Bernie Grimm had sent (also on behalf of his three defense team colleagues) to Judge Lynn Leibovitz. Long described as one of the…
Sever(al) Motions
Someone’s Clearly Not On The Same Page Whatever else can be said, this week’s motions have clarified one question…and raised multiple new ones. First, the question answered: how would the defense counter the prosecution’s filing of “Uncharged Conduct 1”? The…
Miranda Warning(s)
Were 4th, 5th & 6th Amendment Rights Violated? >Update @ end< In a busy week of motions and filings these two stand out. Ernesto Miranda If, as the defense contends, Ward and Zaborsky were not properly ‘Mirandized” on the night of Robert’s murder,…
The Brothers Price
Friday’s Hearing – And Behavior – Raises A New Theory The more time passes from Friday’s status hearing, the more serious questions arise. We love hearings like that, and will have much to say over the next few weeks. As…
Past Is Prologue
What Sept. 11th’s Transcript Foretells of Nov. 6th’s Hearing At 54 pages, the transcript of September 11th’s status hearing may seem a dry read. “53 pages too much of legal jaw-boning…” perhaps. But text is important. Text is memory made…
Lawyering Up
Joe & Victor hire a friend; Dylan goes from zero to 60 in seconds For more than two years after the murder of Robert Wone, not a single charge was filed in the case. Many believe one of the reasons was…
Big Guns
And A Full Dance Card It’s hard to say enough about the high caliber defense teams working on behalf of the Swann Street roommates. Of the four attorneys, two stand out from their years as Assistant US Attorney’s in DC:…