Plaintiffs Win the Day at Status Hearing
Frigid weather and long, long lines greeted the Court Set at Moultrie on Wednesday morning. Jurors, attorneys, defendants, media and even judges braved the cold and stood in lines that snaked around the building, some waiting nearly an hour just to make it to security and the mags.
The long...
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Going Back to Moultrie
It’s been nearly six months since the verdict came down in the criminal case. Judge Lynn Leibovitz’ summertime dose of cold comfort has given way to an unseasonable blast of frigid weather here in America’s Hockey Capital.
Today marks our second trip to Judiciary Square since the June 29 ruling; the last was...
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A Look Ahead to Wednesday’s Buffet
Wednesday’s 10am status hearing finds us back at Moultrie for the first time since September. Originally set to hear arguments on the Defendants’ 5th Amendment privilege plea during depositions, several other issues have been added to the agenda.
One of them includes the future media coverage of the case.
A total of...
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Giving Voice to the First Amendment
It’s been over a month since the defense filed their motion to Enjoin Legal Counsel From Making Extrajudicial Statements regarding Litigation, AKA the gag order.
Two weeks after that filing, the plaintiffs fired back with their opposition, which was then followed by one on behalf of the Media Intervenors, of which we...
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Second Time is the Charm?
Just 48 hours after the defense team filed their Response to the Motion to Intervene, they asked for a do-over.
To correct the missteps and record, in the accompanying Praecipe they write to, ”inform the Court that an earlier draft of the above named Defendants’ Response to Media Intervenor’s Motion to Intervene was...
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Two Birds, One Response
In the just filed Defense Response to Motion to Intervene, Victor Zaborsky’s counsel Sean Edwards takes the opportunity to respond to both the media’s motion from November 2, and Covington’s Opposition that was entered on October 27.
On page four of the defense motion, the defense distills their basic argument: “Here, Defendants merely...
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On Behalf of the First Amendment
We’re still waiting for Judge Brook Hedge’s ruling on the defense’s proposed gag order motion.
They proposed that none of the attorneys involved be allowed to talk to the media as the case winds its way to the October 2011 trial date.
The plaintiffs weighed in with their response last week and another filing related to...
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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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