Impermissible Speculation, or Reasonable Inference?
First, the end of the day’s events.
At 4pm Judge Leibovitz – to the apparent irritation of some legal counsel – reconvened to begin hearing argument in the motion to acquit, brought under Rule 29 at the close of the prosecution’s case in chief.
Recall from Sean’s post that these motions may...
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5:00pm Update: Adjournment
A full recap of the day’s activity hits around 7:00pmET… The prosecution finds its feet and the defense tries to trip them up.
3:00pm Update – If the Knife Doesn’t Fit…
Detective Bryan Waid was called back to the stand to authenticate the “exemplar” knife obtained by MPD to act as a dummy of the...
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2pm Update:
What were we saying about stepping on the gas earlier?
11:30, Det. Daniel Whalen was called. A 27+ year veteran of the MPD, and homicide detective for over 20.
Whalen was investigating the August 2nd murder, but it was the 1509 Swann burglary that brought him to court. AUSA Glenn Kirschner engaged Whalen on a...
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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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