Hey, Hey DNA! What Can You Do For Us Next May? There’s quite a bit to pick through after last week’s motions and status hearing. Start with the headline from Friday’s status hearing, “Win, Lose or Draw.” Just what did Bernie Grimm…
Tag: legal strategy
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…
Radio Runs
Latest Defense Discovery Request Hints At Defense Strategy At the last status hearing on September 11, much of the first half focused on whether radio communications between emergency personnel and MPD was evidence that was covered under the Jencks Act.…
The Paper Chase
Document Dump Now as promised, the rest of the motions filed over the past couple months. So far these have yielded MPD Officer Diane Durham’s statement that refutes Joe Price’s known explanation of where he found Robert’s body; Detective Brian…
The Story of "O"
Where is Square One? You’ve likely been there before. Trying to explain this case to a friend, you rattle off its evidentiary twists and legal turns. Their reaction: bewilderment. You can hardly blame them. The Robert Wone case is head-spinning…
The Story of "O"
Where is Square One? You’ve likely been there before. Trying to explain this case to a friend, you rattle off its evidentiary twists and legal turns. Their reaction: bewilderment. You can hardly blame them. The Robert Wone case is head-spinning…
Game Changer?
Underweird Last Friday’s hour-long status hearing focused on pieces of evidence that still need to be tested or retested. Twenty six of the original 270 items are all that remain in play; the government and defense appear close to settling…
Slow Motion
Criminal Defense by the Hour Pound Today’s 2:00 status hearing could be a deep dive into minutia. Thought the discovery issues were settled at the May 22 hearing? Hardly. Motion commotion all summer long. The meters keep running. For months the…
Motion Sickness
Getting Ready for Friday’s Status Hearing Nearly four months have passed since last we saw the Swann Street defendants in court. The summer has fled, and this Friday’s forecast calls for gray skies, suits and expressions. The headline from the last…